Notably, “An inverse condemnation action is one brought by a landowner whose land is not formally appropriated for a public use but is subsequently damaged by a public improvement.” (Mandelker, 1966, para. 2). Furthermore, an “inverse” action is commonly filed by the landowner when an action …show more content…
For example, “the plaintiff's land is flooded when the building of a highway disturbs the drainage pattern” (Mandelker, 1966, para. 2). In addition, in the case of Northcutt v. State Road Department, the “Plaintiff's 40,000 dollar home in a quiet North Miami residential neighborhood was allegedly damaged by construction and operation of an interstate expressway and access road immediately adjacent to his property” (Honeywell, 1968, para. 1). Moreover, the owner of this prestigious home engaged in filing inverse condemnation to compensate the destruction to his home made in the process of the development of the community by eminent domain (Honeywell, 1968). In the previous two examples, the public enacted eminent domain that resulted in damages to the property of individuals that led