Legal Opinion
Kaur v. New York State Urban Development Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 3, 2009PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Catterson, J.
“ 'An ACT of the Legislature (for I cannot call it a law) contrary to the great first principles of the *3social compact, cannot be considered a rightful exercise of legislative authority ... A few instances will suffice to explain what I mean ... [A] law that takes property from A. and gives it to B: It is against all reason and justice, for a people to entrust a Legislature with SUCH powers; and, therefore, it cannot be presumed that they have done it. The genius, the nature, and the spirit, of our State Governments, amount to a prohibition of such acts of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Hawaii Housing Authority v. MidkiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Kelo v. City of New LondonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Jackson v. New York State Urban Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Montgomery v. DanielsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Kaur v. New York State Urban Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2010
- Syracuse University v. Project Orange Associates Services Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Kaur v. New York State Urban Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 2010