Eminent Domain: A Handbook of Condemnation Law

Bys: Cynthia Fraser and William Scheiderich

Eminent domain has a long and distinguished legal history, dating from the first limits on sovereign power in the Magna Carta. Just compensation is a newer concept, and court decisions such as Kelo v. New London make the exercise of eminent domain controversial. Can government condemn property to increase its tax base? Can the state transfer property from one private owner to another for incidental public benefit, and does this constitute "public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614380988
• ISBN13: 9781614380986
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: American Bar Association
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"