Legal Opinion
Board of County Commissioners v. Lowery
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 9, 2006No. Nos. 98,361, 98,362, 98,363, 98,531PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavender, J.
¶ 1 The issues in the present cause are as follows; (1) whether the County’s exercise of eminent domain in the instant cases is for public use in accordance with Article 2, § 23 and Article 2, § 24 of the Oklahoma Constitution and (2) whether the County’s taking for purposes of economic development of Muskogee County constitutes “public purposes” within the meaning of 27 O.S.2001 § 5 to support such a taking.
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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2 Plaintiff/Appellee County initiated condemnation proceedings against Defen-dani/Landowners1 for the purpose of acquiring temporary and permanent…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Hawaii Housing Authority v. MidkiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Kelo v. City of New LondonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Wayne County v. HathcockMichigan Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by18 opinions
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