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Utility Had No Compensable Interest in Condemned Land
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1984.tb05447.x
Subject(s) - compensation (psychology) , just compensation , service (business) , business , revenue , property (philosophy) , internal revenue , law , law and economics , eminent domain , economics , finance , political science , private property , marketing , psychology , psychoanalysis , philosophy , epistemology
A federal court in Pennsylvania ruled that the right of a township water authority to service condemned land did not amount to an interest or property right in the land for which the condemnor would be liable to the authority for compensation. The Horsham Township Water Authority sought compensation for costs expended in the exploration and development of a well, for loss of anticipated revenues, and for costs of water main extensions. The court concluded that the authority did not have a compensable interest in the condemned property and that the authority had been frustrated in its attempt to service the area, but that such interference did not require that compensation be paid.