PRIOR-USE DOCTRINE
prior-use doctrine. The principle that, without legislative authorization, a government agency may not appropriate property already devoted to a public use. [Cases: Eminent Domain 47. C.J.S. Eminent Domain ยง 58.]
[Blacks Law 8th]
prior-use doctrine. The principle that, without legislative authorization, a government agency may not appropriate property already devoted to a public use. [Cases: Eminent Domain 47. C.J.S. Eminent Domain ยง 58.]
[Blacks Law 8th]