Legal Opinion
Griggs v. Allegheny County
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 16, 1962No. 81PublishedCited by 372 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
This case is here on a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania which we granted (366 U. S. 943) because its decision (402 Pa. 411, 168 A. 2d 123) seemed to be in conflict with United States v. Causby, 328 U. S. 256. The question is whether respond*85ent has taken an air easement over petitioner’s property for which it must pay just compensation as required by the Fourteenth Amendment. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co. v. Chicago, 166 U. S. 226, 241. The Court of Common Pleas, pursuant to customary Pennsylvania procedure, appointed a Board of Viewers to determine whether…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Ackerman v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by372 opinions
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- Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
- City of Austin v. TeagueTexas Supreme Court · 1978
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