State v. Connecticut Light and Power Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:applicationNumber |
Docket No. 10807
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
civil case
No. 10807 |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
State_v._Connecticut_Light_&_Power_Co.,_162_Conn._1
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Connecticut
majority opinion affirmed lower court's decision majority opinion favored state public necessity upheld public use standard. |
| gptkbp:date |
June 1972
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
1972
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
takings clause
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
appealed from lower court
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| gptkbp:homeGround |
dispute over land acquisition
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
State v. Connecticut Light and Power Company
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| gptkbp:impact |
utility regulation
influenced state eminent domain laws |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:State_of_Connecticut
gptkb:Connecticut_Light_and_Power_Company |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_A._Shea
gptkb:Justice_C._Wilcox |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Connecticut
|
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
eminent domain
public use requirement just compensation fair market value compensation |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:Attorney_General_of_Connecticut
interpretation of state constitution |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
context of public utility regulation
set standards for compensation in eminent domain cases state versus private interests |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Connecticut_General_Statutes_§_8-130
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
land use planning
impact on future cases affects property rights 162 Conn. 1, 291 A.2d 240 affects future eminent domain cases eminent domain and public utility important in property law land acquisition for public projects review of eminent domain practices |
| gptkbp:outcome |
affirmed
compensation awarded to property owners land taken for public use land use for public benefit upheld state’s authority upheld state’s right to take property |
| gptkbp:precedent |
influenced future eminent domain cases
established criteria for public use |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Kelo_v._City_of_New_London
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| gptkbp:soundtrack |
April 1972
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