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Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Are “Common Law Dedications” of Private Property to the Public Extinct?

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A “dedication” is an uncompensated transfer of an interest in private property to the public. Dedications can occur pursuant to statute or common law. Statutory dedications follow the path set forth in the Subdivision Map...more

Ackerman & Ackerman, P.C.

Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain: What Property Owners Need to Know

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One of the most common types of cases we handle is utility takings for transmission lines. As governments attempt to improve the electrical grid to support the transportation of wind and solar energy, this type of case is...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Court Scrutinizes “Public Use” in Gas Utility Condemnation

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Last week, a court called into question whether a condemnation by a gas utility was for a “public use,” even though the take was initiated by an entity that had the statutory authority to enter, condemn and appropriate land....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Truck Beach – Drawing Lines In The Sands of East Hampton

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The tide seems to have turned against the Town and the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton (Trustees) in a recent decision by the Second Department....more

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