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A corporation, under the authority of a statute of the state, sued to have condemned 1,000 acres of forested land owned by a timber company, which it planned to develop for use as a state recreational area and state game lands. After a hearing, the state court ordered possession of the land surrendered to the corporation, prior to determination of compensation, upon deposit in court of a sum deemed adequate to cover damages that might be awarded. The timber company immediately commenced an action to enjoin the court-ordered sale of its property. Which of the following would be the best ground for upholding the state court's order?

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law

options

  1. The Fifth Amendment's power of eminent domain, incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment as applicable to the states, requires that payment be made prior to condemnation of the property.
  2. The injured party has the right to refuse the condemnation of the property under any circumstances.
  3. The power of eminent domain may only be delegated to a public authority through a legislative determination.
  4. The power of eminent domain can be delegated to any entity, regardless of its public or private status.
  5. The Fifth Amendment's power of eminent domain, incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment as applicable to the states, does not require that payment be made prior to condemnation of the property.
  6. The power of eminent domain may only be delegated directly to a private enterprise for a public related use or activity.
  7. The injured party has not proved such irreparable injury as amounts to a "taking," but the state court's order is lawful nonetheless.
  8. The injured party has not proved such irreparable injury to use as amounts to a "taking. "
  9. The power of eminent domain may only be delegated to a private enterprise through a legislative determination.
  10. The power of eminent domain can only be exercised by the state and cannot be delegated to a corporation.

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