Post by Logan on Feb 6, 2016 1:19:48 GMT -6
A judge has dismissed Adams Outdoor Advertising’s $740,000 lawsuit against Madison that claimed the Cannonball bike path bridge over the Beltline blocks a billboard from being seen by eastbound traffic.
Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess on Wednesday rejected Adams’ claim that blocking the view was an unlawful taking of private property, the city announced Thursday.
“It’s what we expected was going to happen,” assistant city attorney Doran Viste said. “The project for the Cannonball bridge was legal. There was no taking involved.”
The court’s ruling reinforces established law that there is no right to a view, city attorney Michael May said in a memo to city policy makers.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/court-dismisses-billboard-company-s-lawsuit-against-madison/article_033198fa-d871-596b-a80e-3fef3c0eb582.html
Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess on Wednesday rejected Adams’ claim that blocking the view was an unlawful taking of private property, the city announced Thursday.
“It’s what we expected was going to happen,” assistant city attorney Doran Viste said. “The project for the Cannonball bridge was legal. There was no taking involved.”
The court’s ruling reinforces established law that there is no right to a view, city attorney Michael May said in a memo to city policy makers.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/court-dismisses-billboard-company-s-lawsuit-against-madison/article_033198fa-d871-596b-a80e-3fef3c0eb582.html