IN BRIEF; Follow-Ups: Judge Rejects Property Seizure . . Published: July 26, 1998
An elderly widow whose home was being condemned so that Donald Trump could expand one of his casinos hit the jackpot last week when a judge threw out the eminent domain cases against her and owners of two other properties. (The use of eminent domain by Atlantic City casinos was the subject of a cover article, ''What Public? What Use?'' by Laura Mansnerus, on March 22.)
Superior Court Judge Richard Williams said the state's plan to seize the parcels for an expansion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino was flawed because it set no limits on what Mr. Trump could do once he obtained the land.
Mr. Trump had said the land would be used for a park, a parking lot and a limousine waiting area.
Lawyers for Vera Coking; Clare and Vincent Sabatini, restaurateurs, and Josef Banin, owner of a jewelry store, called the plan a ruse to allow Mr. Trump to avoid paying market value for the land.