Legal Opinion
RLR Investments, LLC v. Town of Kearny
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 2, 2010No. 09-3100PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is centered on the “public use” requirement for the governmental taking of private property. The appeal presents a number of overlapping and interrelated claims set out in a ten count complaint. We conclude that the District Court’s judgment in favor of the governmental entry should be affirmed.
Plaintiff RLR Investments, LLC, a motor freight company, owns property in the Town of Kearny, New Jersey. In December 2000, defendants Town of Kearny and others (“defendants”) adopted a resolution designating the plaintiffs property as “in need of redevelopment.”…
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