How have courts interpreted the definition of a "public purpose" in the context of slum clearance?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People ex rel. Department of Public Works v. Superior Court of Merced County, 436 P.2d 342, 65 Cal.Rptr. 342, 68 Cal.2d 206 (Cal. 1968):
2 As indicated in Redevelopment Agency v. Hayes (1954) 122 Cal.App.2d 777, 789, 266 P.2d 105, 114, 'the more modern courts have enlarged the traditional definition of public use to include 'public purpose. " Thus slum clearance was deemed a public purpose, even though after the taking and demolition of the slums, redevelopment was to be undertaken by private industry.
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