Legal Opinion
HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF ST. PAUL v. Greenman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 29, 1959No. 37,620PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Murphy, Justice.
The principal question presented is whether the respondent, Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of St. Paul, a public body corporate and politic created by L. 1947, c. 487, may take property declared to be in a slum or blighted area under the power of eminent domain and later sell such property to private persons pursuant to an area redevelopment plan. The appellant contends that such taking is not for a public use and is in violation of the prohibition of Minn. Const, art. 1, § 13.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Zurn v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
- Gohld Realty Co. v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Adams v. Housing Authority of City of Daytona BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- Visina v. FreemanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Kossak v. StallingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- R. E. Short Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
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