Landowners in California purchased a three acre parcel near a highway with the plan to construct a gas station. They went through the preliminary work and expense but ended up not proceeding with the plan after the property value crash and recession hit. Now there is a plan to expand the highway and CalTrans wants to obtain the land through eminent domain. However, the owners are being offered the agricultural value for the land, not the value it would have if developed as a service station. Does it make sense for the landowners to fight for more money?

