Court stops city’s land grab

Published February 10, 2007 5:00am ET



They say you can?t beat city hall. But don?t tell that to George Valsamaki.

The Baltimore bar owner on Thursday won a landmark victory against the government of Baltimore and its so-called “quick take” land condemnation proceedings, which allowed the city to quickly seize private property.

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