San Antonio River Authority v. Garrett Brothers

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• although bad faith was likely involved in the actions of San Antonio and SARA, because SARA had no regulatory authority, it was held not liable
• although bad faith was likely involved in the actions of San Antonio and SARA, because SARA had no regulatory authority, it was held not liable
• although SARA and the State targeted only the plaintiffs development, SARA was not liable for a taking because of its lack of regulatory authority
• “If there is a taking the constitution requires payment, even though the taking be for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals or welfare and, therefore, involves an exercise of the police power.”
• “If there is a taking the constitution requires payment, even though the taking be for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals or welfare and, therefore, involves an exercise of the police power.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).