Legal Opinion
Augustus J. Simmons v. Horace B. Wetherell, as the Director of Aeronautics
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 19, 1973No. 130, Docket 72-1541PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This case represents 1 the federal stage of a long-standing and acrimonious court battle between the Simmons family of East Granby, Connecticut and state officials over the latters’ attempts to condemn some land adjoining Bradley International Airport. Augustus J. Simmons now appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, M. Joseph Blumenfeld, Chief Judge, dismissing his § 1983 action against the named state officials for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We affirm the bulk of Judge Blumenfeld’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lynch v. Household Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Thomas E. Foster and Georgia Lee Foster, and Cross-Appellants v. City of Detroit, Michigan, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- Mottolese v. KaufmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Thomas E. Foster v. Mark Herley, Director of the Detroit Housing Commission, Detroit Housing Commission, City of Detroit, MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ohio Inns, Inc. v. NyeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Universal Gypsum of Georgia, Inc. v. American Cyanamid Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Sun Enterprises., Ltd. v. TrainDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Archer Gardens, Ltd. v. Brooklyn Center Development Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Kohlasch v. New York State Thruway AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
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