Sentence examples for domain power from inspiring English sources

Many instances of the use of the eminent domain power are universal throughout the West and uncontroversial.

And the Trinity Episcopal Church objected to giving up a portion of its property at the east end of the viaduct for the project; the state used its eminent domain power to acquire the land.

The ramps must be built before the city can exercise its eminent domain power to take any land at Willets Point from owners who are unwilling to sell.

But he also said borough officials were determined not to use the eminent domain power to condemn and clear a large swath of land along the shore for redevelopment.

A classic example is the government's exercise of eminent domain power to build a highway; if the road cuts through private land, the government owes the owners payment equal to fair market value.

For this reason major changes in the type of land use existing in a given area or in the quality and quantity of the buildings are most often accomplished by use of the eminent domain power.

In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that the city had properly used its eminent domain powers to acquire 2.9 acres from Eugene Pfeifer III for the 28-acre project.

The other objects to the city's use of its eminent domain powers to condemn land needed for the library project.

Ms. Wilson said the council's move avoided the expense of buying a site, which could have involved negotiating with potentially unwilling sellers, or required eminent domain powers to compel a sale.

David A. Domina, a Nebraska lawyer whose firm represents 45 landowners, said there was "no way" that TransCanada has eminent domain powers under Nebraska law, and that the company was "acting in bad faith".

The negative effects from the bankruptcy travails of the two auto companies and the home of their headquarters are relevant for the city of Richmond, Calif., which has sent letters to lenders offering to buy the loans on 624 homes at discount, with a looming threat to use eminent domain powers if the financial companies controlling the mortgages do not go along.