Walser was the only one of more than 80 property owners not to agree to terms with thedeveloper.
One question posed by justices concerns the practicality for Walser to seek a return of itsproperty that now is part of Best Buy's 42-acre construction site. Best Buy has started building a $160-million, 1.5 million sf headquarters campus, with a first phase ready late this year and remaining three phases ready next year.
Walser wants its property back even if Best Buy would have to take down part of a new building near Penn Avenue and Interstate 494. He argues the court needs to protect a property owner's right to appeal if a city improperly condemns land and buildings.
City officials argue the courts should defer to a city's decisions to condemn property for redevelopment except in unusual cases.
In another case, the court will hear Richfield's appeal of a ruling supporting Walser's contention that the city improperly created a tax increment financing district for the Best Buy project.
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