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Case Law re Billboards and Other Scenic Issues

• A. E. Brewster v. City of Dallas,
  703 F.Supp. 1260 (N.D.Tex. 1988)
• Ackerley Communications of the Northwest Inc. v. R.F. Krochalis,
  108 F.3d 1095 (9thCir. 1997)
• Ailes v. Decatur County Area Planning Commission,
  448 N.E.2d 1057 (Ind. 1983)
• Alabama Displays, Inc. v. U.S.
  205 Ct.Cl. 716, 507 F.2d 844 (1974)
• Almota Farmers Elevator and Warehouse Co. v. United States,
  409 U.S. 470, 93 S.Ct. 791, 35 L.Ed.2d 1(1973)
• Appalachian Poster Advertising Company, Inc. v. Harrington,
  3120 N.C.App. 72, 460 S.E.2d 887 (1995)
• Appalachian Poster Advertising Company, Inc. v. Harrington,
  343 N.C. 303, 469 S.E.2d 554 (1996)
• In re Acquisition of Billboard Leases and Easements,
  205 Mich.App. 659, 517 N.W.2d 872 (Ct.App.Mich. 1994)
• Art Neon Co. v. City and County of Denver,
  488 F.2d 118 (10th Cir. 1973)
• Best Western Tivoli Inn v. Department of Transportation,
  448 So.2d 1052 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984)
• Burns v. Barrett,
  212 Conn. 176, 561 A.2d 1378 (1989)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation v. Public Service Commission of New York,
  447 U.S. 557, 100 S.Ct. 2343, 65 L.Ed.2d 341 (1980)
• City of Champaign v. The Kroger Company,
  43 Ill.Dec. 661, 88 Ill.App.3d 498, 410 N.E.2d 661 (1980)
• City of Doraville v. Turner Communications Corporation,
  236 Ga. 385, 223 S.E.2d 798 (1976)
• City of Fayetteville v. McIlroy Bank & Trust Company,
  278 Ark. 500, 647 S.W.2d 439 (1983)
• City of Fort Collins v. Root Outdoor Advertising, Inc.,
  788 P.2d 149 (Colo. 1990)
• City of Houston v. Harris County Outdoor Advertising Association,
  732 S.W.2d 42 (Ct.App.Tex. 1987)
• City of Ladue v. Gilleo,
  512 U.S. 43, 114 S.Ct. 2038, 129 L.Ed.2d 36 (1994)
• City of Lake Wales v. Lamar Advertising Association of Lakeland, Florida,
  414 So.2d 1030 (Fla. 1982)
• City of Newport Municipal Housing Commission v. Turner Advertising, Inc.,
  334 S.W.2d 767 (Ky.App. 1960)
• City of Scottsdale v. Eller Outdoor Advertising Co. of Arizona,
  119 Ariz. 86, 579 P.2d 590 (App. 1978)
• Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence,
  468 U.S. 288, 104 S.Ct. 3065, 82 L.Ed.2d 221 (1984)
• Combined Communications Corporation v. City of Pagedale,
  979 S.W.2d 502 (Mo.Ct.App. E.Dist. Div.4 1998)
• Creative Displays, Inc. v. South Carolina Highway Department,
  272 S.C. 68, 248 S.E.2d 916 (1978)
• Cromwell v. Ferrier,
  19 N.Y.2d 263, 225 N.E.2d 749, 279 N.Y.S.2d 22 (Ct.App.N.Y. 1967)
• Department of Community Affairs v. Moorman,
  664 So.2d 930 (Fla. 1995)
• Desert Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. City of Moreno Valley,
  103 F.3d 814 (9th Cir. 1996)
• Donnelly Advertising Corporation of Maryland v. City of Baltimore,
  279 Md. 660, 370 A.2d 1127 (1977)
• E.B. Elliott Adv. Co. v. Metropolitan Dade County,
  425 F.2d 1141 (5th Cir. 1970)
• Eller Media Company v. City of St. Paul, Order,
  United States District Court, District of Minnesota, Civil No. 99-1413 (DSD/JMM)
• Files v. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department,
  325 Ark. 291, 925 S.W.2d 404 (1996)
• Fox v. Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council,
  442 So.2d 221(Fla. 1st DCA 1983)
• General Outdoor Advertising Co. v. Department of Public Works,
  289 Mass. 149, 193 N.E. 799 (1935)
• Ghaster Properties, Inc. v. Preston,
  176 Ohio St. 425, 200 N.E.2d 328 (Ohio 1964)
• Glisson v. Alachua County,
  558 So.2d 1030 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990
• Goodrich v. Selligman,
  298 Ky. 863, 183 S.W.2d 625 (Ct.App.Ky. 1944)
• Hammond v. Department of Transportation,
  493 So.2d 33 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986)
• Harbison v. Buffalo,
  4 N.Y.2d 553, 176 N.Y.S.2d 598, 152 N.E.2d 42 (Ct.App.N.Y. 1958)
• Harnish v. Manatee County, Florida,
  783 F.2d 1535 (11th Cir. 1986)
• Hoffman v. Kinealy,
  389 S.W.2d 745 (Mo. 1965)
• In re Acquisition of Billboard Leases and Easements,
  205 Mich.App. 659, 517 N.W.2d 872 (Ct.App.Mich. 1994)
• In the Matter of Metromedia, Inc. (Foster & Kleiser Division), v. Tax Commission of the City of New York,
  60 N.Y.2d 85, 468 N.Y.S.2d 457, 455 N.E.2d 1252 (Ct.App.N.Y. 1983)
• Jim Gall Auctioneers, Inc. v. City of Coral Gables,
  210 F.3d 1331 (11th Cir. 2000)
• JWL Investments, Inc. v. Guilford County Bd. of Adjustment,
  515 S.E.2d 715 (N.C.App. 1999)
• John Donnelly & Sons v. Mallar,
  453 F.Supp. 1272 (D.Maine 1978)
• Kenyon Peck, Incorporated v. Kennedy,
  210 Va. 60, 168 S.E.2d 117 (1969)
• L & W Outdoor Advertising Company v. State,
  539 N.E.2d 497 (Ind.App. 1 Dist. 1989)
• Lamar Advertising Associates of East Florida, Limited v. City of Daytona Beach,
  450 So.2d 1145 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984)
• Lamar Advertising of South Georgia, Inc. v. City of Albany,
  260 Ga. 46, 389 S.E.2d 216 (1990)
• The Lamar Corporation v. City of Twin Falls,
  981 P.2d 1146 (Idaho 1999)
• Lamar-Orlando Outdoor Advertising v. City of Ormond Beach,
  415 So.2d 1312 (Fla. 1982)
• Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights,
  418 U.S. 298, 94 S.Ct. 2714, 41 L.Ed.2d 770 (1974)
• Louisiana Department of Transportation v. Chachere,
  574 So.2d 1306 (Ct.App.La. 3rd Cir. 1991)
• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council,
  505 U.S. 1003, 112 S.Ct. 2886, 120 L.Ed.2d 798 (1992)
• Manderson & Associates, Inc. v. Gore,
  193 Ga.App. 723, 389 S.E.2d 251 (Ga.App. 1989)
• Markham Advertising Company v. State of Washington,
  73 Wash.2d 405, 439 P.2d 248 (1968)
• Markham Advertising Co., Inc. v. Washington, [appeal dismissed]
  393 U.S. 316, 89 S.Ct. 553, 21 L.Ed.2d 512 (1969)
• Mayor and Council of New Castle v. Rollins Outdoor Advertising, Inc.,
  475 A.2d 355 (Del. 1984)
• Members of the City Council of the City of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent,
  466 U.S. 789, 104 S.Ct. 2118, 80 L.Ed.2d 772 (1984)
• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego,
  69 L.Ed.2d 800, 453 U.S. 490, 101 S.Ct. 2882 (1981)
• Metromedia, Incorporated v. City of San Diego,
  154 Cal.Rptr. 212, 23 Cal.3d 762, 592 P.2d 728 (1979)
• In re Minneapolis Community Development Agency,
  417 N.W.2d 127 (1988)
• Mississippi State Highway Commission v. Roberts Enterrises, Inc.,
  304 So.2d 637, 81 A.L.R.3d 557 (Miss. 1974)
• Modjeska Sign Studios, Inc. v. Berle,
  43 N.Y.2d 468, 373 N.E.2d 255, 402 N.Y.S.2d 359 (Ct.App.N.Y. 1977)
• Murphy, Inc. v. Town of Westport,
  131 Conn. 292, 40 A.2d 177 (1944)
• Naegele Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. City of Durham,
  803 F.Supp. 1068 (M.D.N.C. 1992)
• National Advertising Company v. City of Orange,
  861 F.2d 246 (9th Cir. 1988)
• National Advertising Company v. County of Monterey,
  1 Cal.3d 875, 83 Cal.Rptr. 577, 464 P.2d 33 (1970)
• National Advertising Company v. United States,
  205 Ct.Cl. 728, 507 F.2d 850 (Ct. Claims 1974)
• Naser Jewlers, Inc. v. City of Concord
• 2008 WL 162521  1st Cir.(N.H.) Jan 18, 2008
• New York State Thruway Authority v. Ashley Motor Court, Inc.,
  10 N.Y.2d 151, 176 N.E.2d 566, 218 N.Y.S.2d 640 (Ct.App.N.Y. 1961)
• Newman Signs, Inc. v. Hjelle, [appeal dismissed], 440 U.S. 901, 99 S.H. 1205, 59 L.Ed.2d 449 (1979)
  
• Northern Ohio Sign Contractors Association v. City of Lakewood,
  32 Ohio St.3d 316, 513 N.E.2d 324 (Ohio 1987)
• One World One Family Now v. City of Miami Beach,
  990 F.Supp. 1437 (S.D.Fla. 1997)
• Opinion of the Justices, 103 N.H. 268, 169 A.2d 762 (1961)
• Order Granting Preliminary Injunction to halt tree cutting to improve billboard visibility in Georgia -- Garden Club of Georgia v. Shackleford
• Outdoor Systems, Inc. v. City of Atlanta,
  885 F.Supp. 1572 (N.D.Ga. 1995)
• Outdoor Systems. Inc. v. City of Mesa,
  997 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1993)
• Outcom, Inc. v. City of Lake St. Louis,
  996 S.W.2d 571(Mo.Ct.App.E.D. 1999)
• PA Northwestern Distributors, Inc. v. Zoning Board of the Town of Moon,
  526 Pa. 186, 584 A.2d 1372, 8 A.L.R.5th 970 (Pa. 1991)
• Packer Corporation v. State of Utah,
  285 U.S. 105, 52 S.Ct. 273, 76 L.Ed. 643 (1932)
• Pate v. City Council of Tuscaloosa,
  622 So.2d 405 (Ct.Civ.App.Ala. 1993)
• Penn Advertising, Inc. (now Lamar Advertising) v. Department of Transportation,
  730 A.2d 1060 (Cmwlth.Ct.Pa. 1999)
• People v. Goodman,
  31 N.Y.2d 262, 338 N.Y.S.2d 97, 290 N.E.2d 139 (Ct.App.N.Y. 1972)
• Philadelphia Outdoor v. New Jersey Expressway Authority,
  221 N.J.Super. 207, 534 A.2d 77 (1987)
• Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. People of State of New York,
  336 U.S. 106, 69 S.Ct. 463, 93 L.Ed. 533 (1949)
• R.C. Maxwell Co. v. Galloway Tp.,
  145 N.J. 547, 679 A.2d 141 (1996)
• Redpath v. Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission,
  1999 WL 1011950 (Mo.App. W.D. 1999)
• Rochester Poster Advertising Co., Inc. v. Town of Brighton,
  49 A.D.2d 273, 374 N.Y.S.2d 510 (App.Div. 4th Dept. 1975)
• St. Louis Poster Advertising Co. v. City of St. Louis,
  249 U.S. 269, 39 S.Ct. 274, 63 L.Ed. 599 (1919)
• San Diego County v. McClurken,
  37 Cal.2d 683, 234 P.2d 972 (1951)
• Sign Supplies of Texas, Inc. V. McConn,
  517 F.Supp. 778, 11 Envtl. L. Rep. 21,093 (S.D.Tex. 1980), affirmed without opinion 652 F.2d 998 (5th Cir. 1981)
• Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight (SCRUB) v. Zoning Board of Adjustment,
  713 A.2d 135 (Cmnwlth.Ct.Pa. 1998)
• South Dakota v. Adams,
  587 F.2d 915 (8th Cir. 1978)
• South Dakota v. Adams (Determination affirmed; Secretary's motion granted.),
  506 F.Supp. 60 (D.S.D. 1980)
• South Dakota v. Adams (Secretary's motion for summary judgment granted),
  506 F.Supp. 50 (D.S.D. 1980)
• South Dakota v. Goldschmidt,
  635 F.2d 698 (8th Cir. 1980)
• South Dakota v. Volpe,
  353 F.Supp. 335 (1973)
• Southeastern Displays, Inc. v. Ward,
  414 S.W.2d 573 (Ky. 1967)
• Southland Corp. v. U. S.,
  222 Ct.Cl. 22, 611 F.2d 348 (Ct.Cl. 1979)
• State ex rel. Straatmann Enterprises, Inc. v. County of Franklin,
  1999 WL 1011955 (Mo.App. W.D. 1999)
• State of Arizona ex rel. Miller v. Gannett Outdoor Co. of Arizona, Inc.,
  164 Ariz. 578, 795 P.2d 221 (Ariz.App. 1990)
• State of Minnesota v. Card,
  413 N.W.2d 577 (1987)
• State of Minnesota v. Kouri,
  415 N.W.2d 412 (1988)
• State of Missouri ex rel. Thompson In and For Saline County v. Osage Outdoor Advertising, Inc.,
  674 S.W.2d 81 (Mo.App. W.D. 1984)
• State of Nebraska, Department of Roads v. Tiemann,
  510 F.2d 446 (8th Cir. 1975)
• Suffolk Outdoor Advertising Co., Inc. v. Hulse,
  43 N.Y.2d 483, 402 N.Y.S.2d 368, 373 N.E.2d 263 (1977)
• Suffolk Outdoor Advertising Co., Inc. v. Hulse,
  439 U.S. 808, 99 S.Ct. 66, 58 L.Ed.2d 101 (1978)
• Superior Outdoor Advertising Co. v. State Highway Com'n of Missouri,
  641 S.W.2d 480 (Mo.App.S.D. 1982)
• Supersign of Boca Raton, Inc. v. City of Fort Lauderdale,
  766 F.2d 1528 (11th Cir. 1985)
• Thomas Cusack Company v. City of Chicago,
  242 U.S. 526, 37 S.Ct. 190, 61 L.Ed. 472 (1917)
• In re Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh,
  440 Pa. 321, 272 A.2d 163 (1970)
• United Outdoor Advertising Co., Inc. v. Business, Transportation and Housing Agency,
  242 Cal.Rptr. 738, 44 Cal.3d 242, 746 P.2d 877 (1988)
• U.S. v. 40.00 Acres of Land, More or Less,
  427 F.Supp. 434 (W.D.Mo. 1976)
• U.S. Outdoor Advertising Company, Inc. v. Indiana Department of Transportation,
  714 N.E.2d 1244 (Ct.App.Ind. 1999)
• U.S. Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. South Carolina Department of Transportation,
  324 S.C. 1, 481 S.E.2d 112 (1997)
• Webster Outdoor Advertising Company v. City of Miami,
  1256 So.2d 556 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1972)
• Westfield Motor Sales Co. V. Town of Westfield,
  129 N.J.Super. 528, 324 A.2d 113 (1974)
• White Advertising International v. Florida Department of Transportation,
  364 So.2d 104 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978)
• Whiteco Industries, Inc. v. City of Tucson,
  168 Ariz. 257, 812 P.2d 1075 (Ct. App.Ariz. 1990)
• Whiteco Industries Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
  65 T.C. 664 (1975)
• Whiteco Outdoor Advertising v. Johnston County Board of Adjustment,
  513 S.E.2d 70 (Ct.App.N.C. 1999)
• Whiteco Outdoor Advertising v. City of Tuscon,
  314, 972 P.2d 647 (Ct.App.Ariz. 1999)
• Whitman v. State Highway Commission of Missouri,
  400 F.Supp. 1050 (W.D.Mo. 1975)
• Whitmier and Ferris Company v. State,
  20 N.Y.2d 413, 284 N.Y.S.2d 313, 230 N.E.2d 904 (Ct.App.N.Y. 1967)
• Wolverine Sign Works v. City of Bloomfield Hills,
  279 Mich. 205, 271 N.W. 823 (1937)