1. Goldblatt v. Hempstead, No. 78, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, January 15-16, 1962, Argued , May 14, 1962, Decided
OVERVIEW: Local ordinance regulating pit excavating within a town's limits was a valid exercise of police powers. The fact that it deprived landowner and a mining company of its most beneficial use did not render it a taking of property for the public benefit.
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