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January 2, 2015

NY App Div: "Virtually Any Project That May Confer" Public Benefit Is Consistent With The Public Use Clause

Being a short opinion (2 pages), you could read the entirety of the New York Appellate Division's decision in Eisenhauer v. County of Jefferson, No. 14-00510 (Nov. 14, 2014) more quickly than we could summarize it.

But yes, the taking of private property for expansion of the runway at a public airport is a public use.

Eisenhauer v. County of Jefferson, No. 14-00510 (N.Y.A.D. Nov. 14, 2014)

Posted on January 2, 2015 in ▪ Eminent Domain | Condemnation, ▪ Public Use | Kelo | Permalink

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