William and Virginia Britton own a one-acre parcel of land near Detroit's Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. They operate several small industrial businesses in the industrial building located on their land. In 1992, Wayne County began acquiring a total of 550 acres around the airport for expansion purposes. Wayne County offered the Brittons $188,580 for their property. The Brittons disputed the amount for not including the value of their trade fixtures. Listed as trade fixtures were the following: tanks, air compressors, forklifts, scales, storage racks, hose-braiding machines, pipe-threading machinery, hydraulic pumps, grinding machinery, and work tables. It also included such miscellaneous items as a coat tree, an electric clock, a first-aid kit, file cabinets, a refrigerator, a metal folding chair, a flatbed truck, trash drums, and lawn mowers. Should the county be required to compensate the Brittons for these items in a taking of real property?

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The Answer of William and Virginia Britton own a one-acre parcel of land near Detroit's Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. They operate several small industrial businesses in the industrial building located on their land. In 1992, Wayne County began acquiring a total of 550 acres around the airport for expansion purposes. Wayne County offered the Brittons $188,580 for their property. The Brittons disputed the amount for not including the value of their trade fixtures. Listed as trade fixtures were the following: tanks, air compressors, forklifts, scales, storage racks, hose-braiding machines, pipe-threading machinery, hydraulic pumps, grinding machinery, and work tables. It also included such miscellaneous items as a coat tree, an electric clock, a first-aid kit, file cabinets, a refrigerator, a metal folding chair, a flatbed truck, trash drums, and lawn mowers. Should the county be required to compensate the Brittons for these items in a taking of real property?

William and Virginia Britton Own a One-Acre Parcel of Land