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Wilson v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 597 N.E.2d 43
  • 413 Mass. 352
  • 1992 Mass. LEXIS 446

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  • concluding that an allegation that improper delay in the regulatory process caused the total destruction of plaintiffs’ property stated a takings claim
  • landowners generally cannot challenge land use regulations as a taking until they exhaust administrative processes which might eliminate the taking
  • “[A] taking may still occur if the State regulates property in such a way that it ‘does not substantially advance legitimate state interests, or denies an owner economically viable use of his land.’ ”

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Judges: Abrams, Greaney, Lynch, Nolan, Wilkins

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