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Oral argument: counsel says $175,000 award forecloses ‘double recovery,’ disputes county causation
Summary
In an oral argument, counsel for the respondents told the court that a single $175,000 jury award for loss in property value forecloses any double recovery and that there is no record evidence tying Victoria County to later damages; counsel cited statute ‘‘419008’’ and prior cases including Finley v. PG and a Verizon decision.
At an oral argument, a courtroom participant argued that plaintiffs cannot obtain a double recovery because the jury awarded a single measure of economic loss — "a $175,000 for the reduction in value of the property," counsel said. The speaker insisted the jury answers were not inconsistent and that the $175,000 award covers the claimed diminution in property value.
The speaker urged the court to view the case as one about causation and…
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