''Rindge Co. v. County of Los Angeles'', 262 U.S. 700 (1923), was a case in which the
United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that involve a point o ...
held that a county government could use its power of
eminent domain
Eminent domain (United States, Philippines), land acquisition (India, Malaysia, Singapore), compulsory purchase/acquisition (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom), resumption (Hong Kong, Uganda), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Austr ...
to take land from a private landowner to build a scenic highway.
Background
According to the
Adamson House
The Adamson House and its associated land, which was known as Vaquero Hill in the 19th century, is a historic house and gardens in Malibu, California. The residence and estate is on the coast, within Malibu Lagoon State Beach park.
It has been ...
tour guides:
May Rindge of
Trenton, Michigan owned of ranch land, much of what has been incorporated into the city of
Malibu, California. First, the
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
tried to take her land, so, according to the city of Malibu:
The rails were later reused to build
Rindge Dam.
Eminent domain
See also
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 262
This is a list of cases reported in volume 262 of ''United States Reports'', decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1923.
Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 262 U.S.
The Supreme Court is established by ...
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17 Mile Drive
17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pebble Beach, California, Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove, California, Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula in California, much of which hugs the Pacific coastline and passes famous golf courses, mansions ...
– A private scenic road on the California coast some 250 miles north of Malibu on the Monterey peninsula.
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Berman v. Parker
''Berman v. Parker'', 348 U.S. 26 (1954), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that interpreted the Takings Clause ("nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation") of the Fifth Amendment to the ...
'' – A later case (1954) in the Supreme Court regarding the power of eminent domain.
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Hueneme, Malibu and Port Los Angeles Railway The Hueneme, Malibu & Port Los Angeles Railway was a standard-gauge, 15-mile railroad in Malibu, California. It was founded by Frederick Hastings Rindge (1857–1905) and operated on his 13,000-acre ranch along the coast, which encompassed most of ...
(The railroad that the Rindges built through Malibu)
References
Further reading
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External links
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Legal Information Institute Annotated Constitution National Eminent Domain Power
United States Supreme Court cases
United States land use case law
1923 in United States case law
Santa Monica Mountains
Malibu, California
History of Los Angeles County, California
Eminent domain
United States Supreme Court cases of the Taft Court
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