A recent editorial in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, “Fighting Goliath,” has been brought to our attention:
Every once in a great while, government, as a land-grabbing Goliath,gets thumped by the most diminutive David, especially when the formerfails to follow its own policies.
That may cost Philadelphia $497,230 in damages, plus the plaintiffs’ legal fees.
It began when Ed and Debbie Munoz, in pursuit of the American dream,put up their New Jersey home and borrowed $1 million to buy a groceryand garden center in Juniata Park. Afterward the couple learned –secondhand through customers — that their business was in thefootprint of a planned housing development.
Complete commentary here (original posted here).