(DOWNLOAD) "Thomas J. Classen v. State Alaska" by Supreme Court of Alaska # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Thomas J. Classen v. State Alaska
- Author : Supreme Court of Alaska
- Release Date : January 12, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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BURKE, Justice. OPINION. This inverse condemnation action requires us to determine whether a landowner is entitled to be compensated
for the alleged taking of his riparian rights by the state. Specifically, we must decide whether the state is constitutionally
obligated to pay damages to Thomas Classen, because the construction of the new Parks Highway bridge in Fairbanks destroyed
his ability to use his residence on the Chena River as the base for his floatplane air taxi service. Classen operated an air taxi business from his home from 1969 to 1975. Customarily, he would taxi his floatplane down the
Chena River, under the University Avenue bridge, and then take off. The point at which he became airborne varied with his
load. One day in the fall of 1975, Classen was taking off, unaware of the construction of the new Parks Highway bridge. With
a moderately heavy load, he narrowly missed a steel casing extending thirty feet into the air. Classen has not used that stretch
of the river for takeoff since. 1 Instead, he relocated his business to the float pond at Fairbanks International Airport,
a move which has substantially increased his operating costs.