Opinion ID: 2517385
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Heading: The Attorney Fee Award Improperly Turns on the Invalid Concept of Interim Damaged Property

Text: I also dissent from the majority's attorney fee decision. By adding $2,000,000 in damages to the School District's possession of Parcel A, the majority's decision erroneously results in an award of attorney fees to Security Life. However, under the facts of this case, damages to the property never occurred because the School District condemned the entire property. Thus, in my view, the majority's decision incorrectly inserts the nonexistent legal concept of interim damages into an attorney fee calculation. Under the unique circumstances of this case, where a single condemnation was tried by agreement of the parties in two different scenarios, the court should not approve an attorney fee award. In sum, I would reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and order it to return this case for a new valuation trial regarding the entire property the School District took in this case. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.