Troy Ltd. v. Renna, 727 F.2d 287 (1984)

Citation: Troy Ltd. v. Renna, 727 F.2d 287 (1984)
Parent Document: Troy Ltd. v. Renna, 727 F.2d 287 (1984)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1984-01-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/431015/troy-ltd-v-renna/ ↗

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It is understandable that the "public use" aspect of the taking clause analysis should become closely identified with the question of the permanent physical nature of the intrusion. Few exercises of the police power require permanent physical intrusion onto private property. In contrast, many public uses--for example, roads, dams, power and communication grids--necessarily involve physical seizure or intrusion. Consequently, most Supreme Court decisions holding governmental action violative of the taking clause have involved both physical intrusion and classic public use. See, e.g., Portsmouth Harbor Land & Hotel Co. v. United States, 260 U.S. 327, 329-30, 43 S.Ct. 135, 136-37, 67 L.Ed. 287 (1922) (military use); Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania R.R., 195 U.S. 540, 567-71, 25 S.Ct. 133, 140-41, 49 L.Ed. 312 (1904) (telegraph lines); Loretto, 458 U.S. at 429-30, 102 S.Ct. at 3172-73. But see Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon, 260 U.S. 393, 414-16, 43 S.Ct. 158, 159-60, 67 L.Ed. 322 (1922). Most decisions sustaining governmental action, on the other hand, have involved a common exercise of regulatory power. See Goldblatt v. Town of Hempstead, 369 U.S. 590, 592-94, 82 S.Ct. 987, 989-90, 8 L.Ed.2d 130 (1962) (safety ordinance banning excavation); United States v. Central Eureka Mining Co., 357 U.S. 155, 165-66, 78 S.Ct. 1097, 1103, 2 L.Ed.2d 1228 (1958) (prohibition of mining operations during war emergency regulation not a taking); Miller v. Schoene, 276 U.S. 272, 279-80, 48 S.Ct. 246, 247-48, 72 L.Ed. 568 (1928) (ordinance requiring destruction of diseased trees); Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U.S. 365, 386-97, 47 S.Ct. 114, 117-21, 71 L.Ed. 303 (1926) (industrial zoning); Hadacheck v. Sebastian, 239 U.S. 394, 410-13, 36 S.Ct. 143, 145-46, 60 L.Ed. 348 (1915) (prohibition on operation of brickyard); Mugler v. Kansas, 123 U.S. 623, 668-69, 8 S.Ct. 273, 300-01, 31 L.Ed. 205 (1887) (prohibition on sale of liquor). See generally Note, Public Use, Private Use, and Judicial Review in Eminent Domain, 58 N.Y.U.L.Rev. 409 (1983)

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