Public use case settled

Posted on September 16th, 2009 by Joseph William Singer.
Categories: Takings.

Long Branch, New Jersey approves a settlement of a standing dispute about use of eminent domain to take homes to transfer to private developers. read article
Consent order issued in the Long Branch case

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Bad faith adverse possession unleashes backlash and law reform in Colorado

Posted on September 16th, 2009 by Joseph William Singer.
Categories: Adverse possession.


An ex-judge apparently deliberated encroached onto neighboring property and took ownership of the border strip by adverse possession, creating a firestorm of protest in Colorado and a new state statute prohibiting adverse possession in the absence of good faith. read article

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Personal property–who own coins that might have been stolen from the government?

Posted on September 16th, 2009 by Joseph William Singer.
Categories: Personal property.

Rare coins, possibly stolen: does the current possessor have the burden of showing that they were obtained legally or does  the prior owner (the United States) have the burden of showing that they were stolen? A court rules that possession, indeed, is 9/10 of the law.  read article

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