Legal Opinion
United Auto Workers v. Department of Transportation
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 1993No. B069651Published
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARMSTRONG, J.—
I
Relocation Assistance
Introduction
In February of 1986, appellant California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) acquired by condemnation property belonging to respondent United Auto Workers’ Local 887 (the UAW), paying $1.275 million. The property was acquired for the Century Freeway, a project which was partially federally funded.
Under both state and federal law, a person displaced by the acquisition of real property for public use is entitled to specified relocation assistance from the displacing public entity, including payment for moving and related costs. (Gov.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- City of Columbia v. BaurichterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- Robzen's Inc. v. US Dept. of HousingDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Mistletoe Express Service v. Motor Expressmen's UnionDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1976