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WILLIAMSON CTY. PLANNING COMM'N v. HAMILTON BANK

No. 84-4.

473 U.S. 172 (1985)

WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION ET AL. v. HAMILTON BANK OF JOHNSON CITY

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 28, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Estes argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief was M. Milton Sweeney.

Edwin S. Kneedler argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Habicht, Deputy Solicitor General Claiborne, and David C. Shilton.

G. T. Nebel argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Gus Bauman.*

JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent, the owner of a tract of land it was developing as a residential subdivision, sued petitioners, the Williamson County (Tennessee) Regional Planning Commission and its members and staff, in United States District Court, alleging that petitioners' application of various zoning laws and regulations to respondent's property amounted to a "taking" of that property...

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