City of Springfield v. Dreison Investments, Inc.

The issues before the court at the trial of these consolidated cases arise from the September 1999 eminent domain land takings by the City of Springfield of three the corporation could build, own and operate a minor league baseball stadium on the land. All of the parties before the court seek a declaration of their rights with respect to the disputed land takings and each party seeks differing forms of equitable relief. Based on the evidence and the applicable law, the court finds that the takings were not a valid exercise of the general eminent domain powers of the City and were not…