In the first challenge of property rights laws to reach a state high court since the U.S. Supreme Court last summer allowed municipalities to seize homes for use by a private developer, two sides squared off in Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday. Property rights' advocates, business groups and backers of city planning are watching the Ohio case because of the precedent it could set as more than a dozen states consider bans against governments taking homes to boost economic development.
January 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday pitting a suburban Cincinnati city against a couple trying to save their home in a long-anticipated hearing that included a rare outburst of applause by spectators.
The city of Norwood is trying to use eminent domain to seize remaining properties for a developer who wants to build a $125 million project of offices, shops and restaurants. The city says the tax revenue will boost its economic fortunes.
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