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· 9/22/1972

Klopping v. City of Whittier

Citations

  • 500 P.2d 1345
  • 8 Cal. 3d 39
  • 104 Cal. Rptr. 1
  • 1972 Cal. LEXIS 239

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that a property owner is entitled to compensation for damages occasioned by precondemnation announcements when the condemnor acts unreasonably in issuing precondemnation statements
  • holding that city did not demonstrate \unequivocal intention\ to take easement
  • establishing that, when condemnor acts unreasonably in issuing precondemnation statements, constitutional concerns mandate that owner be compensated
  • taking of rental income occurred where precondemnation announcements, specifically aimed at plaintiff’s property, prevented owner from using property profitably
  • allowing claimant who lost property through foreclosure to pursue inverse condemnation claim
  • discussing availability of damages for decline in property value caused by \condemnation cloud\ resulting after announcement of intent to condemn and recognizing a plaintiff's claim for inverse condemnation based on lost rents following a precondemnation announcement

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Judges: Mosk

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