Court throws out GM lawsuit
“The Town of Lockport Industrial Development Agency can continue the process of taking a piece of General Motors Corp. property via eminent domain in order to enlarge its industrial park, the State Supreme Court ruled last week.
In a three-page decision released Dec. 27, the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court said GM failed to prove that the IDA’s attempt was “without foundation and baseless.” The auto giant claimed the agency’s seizure of the land wasn’t in the public’s best interest, calling such an idea “illusory because potential developers have the option to purchase the property from GM,” court documents said.”
Olenick, Joe. Union Sun & Journal 3 January 2014.