Posted by Jonathan Adler:
"That's Not Blight. It's New Jersey":
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_08_10-2008_08_16.shtml#1218589575
William McGurn [1]reports on a surprising landowner victory in an
eminent domain case from the Garden State.
In the latest of man-bites-dog rulings from the state courts, a
three-judge panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division actually
sided with ordinary homeowners over a greedy local government and
developer.
In their ruling, the judges unanimously reversed a lower-court
decision giving the city of Long Branch a green light to pursue its
redevelopment plan. That has put a serious crimp into the city's
hopes for taking the homes of about a dozen longtime residents --
and turning them over to a developer to put up luxury condos in
their place.
References
1.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121850371670731857.html?mod=todays_columnists
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