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Claremont asked voters to approve the City condemnation of the water utility. This marks the second local government in recent months to utilize eminent domain to acquire a privately owned utility. [Inland Valley Daily Bulletin]
Refreshing our Recollection: Earlier Missoula, MT has begun condemnation process for its p…
Bragg v. Edwards Aquifer is a story about a pecan farmer who wanted to water his pecan orchards. His request for water was denied. He went to court.
The trial court and the appellate court agreed with the pecan farmer- the denial of the water permit was a taking of his private property rights and he deserved compensation.
We’re now at the Texas Supreme Court. The landowner has won twice. The response brief is due December 22nd. Time will tell whether denying a water permi…
Usually when you think eminent domain, you think a governmental entity is trying to acquire land. The Mountain Water Company is facing eminent domain by Missoula, MT.
By all accounts, Mountain Water Company is privately owned and operated. [Missoula Independent] Legal fees in this eminent domain case for Missoula are $750,000 and th…
On Halloween, the Texas Supreme Court set December 1st as the deadline for response to the Petition for Mandamus in Eagle Ford Land Partners. Eagle Ford Land has a judgment for $1.6Million from a pipeline company that is not satisfied. Eagle Ford is asking the Texas Supreme Court to enforcement to judgement.
Property Rights advocates from the Farm Bureau to the WildLife Association to TPPF have lined up in support of Eagle Ford Rice Partners. [
Posted incompensation, pipelines/common carriers, private company, private property rights
There’s a new WalMart SuperCenter in the works for Longview. But, acquiring the land for access roads to get to the new SuperCenter is challenging. Landowners have not agreed to sell the necessary land to build the access roads. Whether building the roadways to benefit a for profit corporation falls within public use/purpose required for eminent domain will be decided by the courts if eminent domain is used. [
Posted ineconomic development, private company, private property rights, roads
Eminent Domain for Access to WalMart in Longview?