Midkiff v. Tom

ELR Citation: ELR 20534
No(s). 80-4368 (9th Cir. Mar 28, 1983)

The Ninth Circuit rules that the Hawaii Land Reform Act, which allows the state to condemn a residential lessor's property and sell it to lessees, unconstitutionally allows taking of property for private use. The Hawaii Legislature determined that a few persons were monopolizing residential property...