loretto v teleprompter manhattan catv corp case brief

LORETTO V TELEPROMPTER MANHATTAN CATV CORP CASE BRIEF INSTALL

Rejecting appellant's argument that a physical occupation authorized by government is necessarily a taking, the court further held that the statute did not have an excessive economic impact upon appellant when measured against her aggregate property rights, did not interfere with any reasonable investment-backed expectations, and accordingly did not work a taking of appellant's property. The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court affirmed, and on further appeal the New York Court of Appeals also upheld the statute, holding that it serves the legitimate police power purpose of eliminating landlord fees and conditions that inhibit the development of CATV, which has important educational and community benefits. Upholding the New York statute, the trial court granted summary judgment to appellees. Appellee New York City, which had granted the companies an exclusive franchise to provide CATV within certain areas of the city, intervened. Appellant then brought a class action for damages and injunctive relief in a New York state court, alleging, inter alia, that installation of the cables insofar as appellee companies relied on the New York statute constituted a taking without just compensation.

After purchasing a five-story apartment building in New York City, appellant landlord discovered that appellee CATV companies had installed cables on the building, both 'crossovers' for serving other buildings and 'noncrossovers' for serving appellant's tenants. Pursuant to the statute, the Commission ruled that a one-time $1 payment was a reasonable fee.

LORETTO V TELEPROMPTER MANHATTAN CATV CORP CASE BRIEF INSTALL

A New York statute provides that a landlord must permit a cable television (CATV) company to install its CATV facilities upon his property and may not demand payment from the company in excess of the amount determined by a State Commission to be reasonable.

Loretto v teleprompter manhattan catv corp case brief