Condemnation—Columbia University’s Use of Eminent Domain Upheld—Definition of Public Use, Benefit or Purpose and Blight
This case involved the issue of whether Columbia University’s “exercise of its power of eminent domain to acquire petitioners’ property for the development of a new Columbia University campus was supported by a sufficient public use, benefit or purpose….” The Court of Appeals held that the answer was “yes” and that the Empire State Development Corporation’s (ESDC) “findings of blight and determination that the condemnation of petitioners’ property qualified as a ‘land use improvement project’ were rationally based and entitled to deference.” The court also found that the “alternative finding of ‘civic purpose,’ …had a rational basis.”
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