State courts typically uphold eminent domain use

Monday, August 8, 2005

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although the Missouri Constitution says judges shall determine when government seizure of private property is appropriate, the state Supreme Court has long held that if local officials claim the taking of land is justified, then it is.

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