Section 31 Centene Plaza Redevelopment Corp. v. Mint Properties

• Library: Condemnation Practice 2009

Before the burden shifts to the defendant in cases involving determinations of blight, the condemning authority must first establish that there is substantial evidence to support the finding of blight. For example, in Centene Plaza Redevelopment Corp. v. Mint Properties, 225 S.W.3d 431 (Mo. banc 2007), the Supreme Court of Missouri reversed for the first time a finding of blight. In Centene, the City of Clayton, an upscale suburb of St. Louis, entered into a redevelopment agreement with a developer to...