Hammond v. Madera, County of

ELR Citation: ELR 20117
No(s). s. 90-16408 et al (9th Cir. Sep 2, 1992)

The court holds that a California county, as a public entity and holder of the power of eminent domain, did not act in good faith when it entered private property to build improvements and thus must fully compensate the landowners for its own improvements. The court first concludes that the inapplic...