Condemnation of property for highway purposes
Subtitle: a legal analysis.
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board.
Series: Special report / Highway Research Board ;; 32,; Publication / National Research Council ;; 547,; Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board) ;; 32,; Publication (National Research Council (U.S.)) ;; no. 547,
Publisher: Highway Research Board
Published: 1958
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: Eminent domain -- United States.; Highway law -- United States.
Description: Statutes of the forty-eight states and territories were reviewed which pertain to the condemnation of land for highways. 4 aspects of the power of eminent domain and the manner in which the several state legislatures have handled them are discussed: (1) delegation of the authority to condemn, (2) property which may be taken, (3) type of legal estate which may be acquired, and (4) designation of the procedure to be followed. A comparison of the various statutes within a particular jurisdiction reveals a surprising amount of internal conflict.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Delegation of the power of eminent domain. Property which may be taken. Legal interest which may be taken. Designation of the procedure to condemn; title: pt. 2. Court preference. Time of possession. Possession pending appeal.