Legal Opinion

Bertram A. Druker v. Thomas A. Sullivan

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 4, 1972No. 71-1379PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

The owners and managers of Castle Square, a housing project established under § 221(d) (3) of the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1715l(d) (3), and located in Boston, brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment that Chapter 11 of the Boston Ordinances of 1970 (“the 1970 Ordinance”) is unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause, Article VI, § 2, insofar as it imposes rent control on Castle Square. 1 More simply, they contend that the application of the rent control ordinance by the Boston Rent Board interferes with the authority lodged in the Federal Housing…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Harman v. ForsseniusSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp. v. EpsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Federman v. Empire Fire And Marine Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  3. In Re Mercury Construction Corporation, Mercury Construction Corporation v. The Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
  4. His Excellency, Vincente Cuesnongle, O.P. v. Hector R. Ramos, Secretary of the Department of Consumer Affairs of the Commonwealth of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  5. Max R. Kargman v. Thomas A. Sullivan, Bertram A. Druker v. City of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977

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