St. Patrick's Church v. State

These are cross appeals from a judgment in favor of claimant, entered August 7, 1967, upon a decision of the Court of Claims.

In 1960 claimant purchased a 3.909-acre tract of land and it is undisputed that the acquisition was for the specific purpose of erecting a church, school, rectory and convent and that its then formulated plans also included the necessary recreational area for the new complex. At the time of the appropriation of .977 acre by the State in 1965, construction of the church had been completed and the balance of the buildings were to be erected in the near future as well as…