Legal Opinion
The Township of Hopewell, a Municipal Corporation v. John Volpe, Secretary of the Department of Transportation of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 13, 1971No. 18854_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GERALD McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
The Township of Hopewell, New Jersey, appeals from a decision by the United States District Court granting summary judgment. Appellant contends that the District Court erred in ruling that the plaintiff was barred by the doc trine of res judicata from proceeding in its suit against the State of New Jersey and precluded by collateral estoppel from maintaining the action against the federal defendants.
The dispute concerns the construction of Interstate Route 95 1 through the Township of Hopewell. 1-95 enters New Jersey from the north via the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving AssociationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Bruszewski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Scooper Dooper, Inc. v. Kraftco Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Morningside-Lenox Park Association v. VolpeDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1971
- Wilder v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Wilder v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Citizens for Mass Transit Against Freeways v. BrinegarDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1973
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