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to this sale was to be coupled with abutting property already
owned by O'Rourke and Bradford for the purpose of constructing a
commercial building. This property was sold at a price of
$25,000 per acre.
Following the condemnation and the sales to Bell, Grimmer,
and O'Rourke and Bradford, the property held in trust consisted
of approximately 65 acres located west of Highway 280 and north
of I-459 (parcel A), and approximately 10 acres located east of
Highway 280 and north of I-459 (parcel B). The property
encompassed by parcels A and B is the subject matter of the
instant case.
3. Trust Property
Parcel A abuts and somewhat straddles the Bell property.
Cahaba River Road serves as its western border. It contains a
substantial amount of vegetation and an extensive amount of
exposed rock. The terrain varies throughout the parcel. The
southwestern portion of parcel A comprises a large ravine with
slopes varying in degree, with some estimated as being as much as
30 degrees. The remainder of parcel A contains rough, rolling
terrain and in various places consists of slopes approaching 30
degrees. Cahaba River Road intersects both Highway 280, to the
north of parcel A, and I-459, near the southwesternmost point of
parcel A. As a result, a crude right triangle is formed with
Cahaba River Road serving as the hypotenuse and the intersection
of Highway 280 and I-459 forming the right angle. Parcel A,
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