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The compensation is the difference between the fair market value of the entire property immediately before the taking and the fair market value of the remainder afterwards. State v. Strom, 493 N.W.2d 554, 558-559 (Minn. 1992). Minnesota courts recognize four methods to determine fair market value. Minnesota courts have
Public Use. Explicit in the just compensation clause is the requirement that the taking of private property be for a public use; the Court has long accepted the principle that one is deprived of his property in violation of this guarantee if a State takes the property for any reason other than a public use.