Legal Opinion

Maurice M. Sayre, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Liberty Mortgage Corporation v. The City of Cleveland

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 14, 1974No. 73-1594PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises important questions concerning the extent to which property may be affected by an urban renewal program without being “taken” within the meaning of the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The facts and procedural history of the case are somewhat complex and require a not incomplete statement.

The appellee Maurice Sayre, is the trustee in bankruptcy of Liberty Mortgage Corporation. In November of 1966 appellee brought an action against the City of Cleveland for damages for loss of income, earnings and…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Pumpelly v. Green Bay Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1872
  3. United States v. CressSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  4. Griggs v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. City of Buffalo v. J. W. Clement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1971

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. William Butler Smith v. Leman HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
  2. Society Hill Civic Ass'n v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
  3. Thomas W. Garland, Inc. v. The City of St. Louis and Manley Investment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  4. Joseph Chacon, Jr. v. Sam Granata, and Randolph Air Force BaseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  5. Katherine Amen, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. City of Dearborn, a Municipal Corporation, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983

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