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· 11/6/1979

Howell Plaza, Inc. v. State Highway Commission

Citations

  • 284 N.W.2d 887
  • 92 Wis. 2d 74
  • 1979 Wisc. LEXIS 2179

How courts have described this case

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  • taking occurs where governmental agency places legal restriction upon property that practically or substantially renders the land useless for all reasonable purposes
  • taking cannot occur by restraint imposed by agency lacking legal authority to do so
  • taking cannot occur by restraint imposed by agency lacking legal authority to do so
  • constitutional taking consists of deprivation of substantially all beneficial use of private property and requires compensation under Chapter 32
  • \A taking can occur absent physical invasion only where there is a legally imposed restriction upon the property's use.\
  • \A taking can occur absent physical invasion only where there is a legally imposed restriction upon the property's use.\

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Judges: Beilfuss

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