Special benefit

Definition
: a benefit from a public improvement that directly enhances the value of particular property and is not shared by the community at large
In proceedings for a partial taking for the purpose of a public improvement, the condemning authority may use a special benefit to the remaining land as a set-off against the landowner's damages for the taking.
2  in the civil law of Louisiana : a right esp. that serves to limit a person's liability



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collateral estoppel

estoppel by judgment barring the relitigation of issues litigated by the same parties on a different cause of action


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