Legal Opinion
Front Royal & Warren County Industrial Park Corp. v. Town of Front Royal
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1991No. Nos. 90-1875, 90-1884PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERVIN, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs in this consolidated § 1983 action are Warren County Industrial Park Corporation (“Front Royal Corporation”) and two Front Royal, Virginia, landowners. They sought damages from the Town of Front Royal (“Front Royal”) and several Front Royal officials, alleging that they violated plaintiffs’ fifth and fourteenth amendment rights. Although plaintiffs had remedies available to them under state *762law, they did not pursue those remedies but instead came into federal court seeking relief. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs. We find…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fralin and Waldron, Inc. v. City of Martinsville, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Afa Distributing Co., Inc. v. Pearl Brewing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Front Royal and Warren County Industrial Park Corporation, a Virginia Corporation Fred W. McLaughlin Gladys L. McLaughlin v. Town of Front Royal, Virginia, a Municipal Corporation John Marlow, Individually and as Mayor of the Town of Front Royal Michael Kitts, Individually and as a Member of the Town Council of the Town of Front Royal, Virginia Edwin L. Pomeroy, Individually and as a Former Member of the Town Council of the Town of Front Royal, Virginia Albert G. Ruff, Jr., Individually and as a Former Member of the Town Council of the Town of Front Royal, Virginia George E. Banks, Individually and as a Former Member of the Town Council of the Town of Front Royal, Virginia Brackenridge H. Bentley, Individually and as Town Manager of the Town of Front Royal, Virginia, Virginia Association of Counties Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Incorporated, Amici Curiae. Front Royal and Warren County Industrial Park Corporation, a Virginia Corporation Fred W. McLaughlin Gladys L. McLaughlin v. Town of Front Royal, Virginia, a Municipal Corporation John Marlow, Individually and as Mayor of the Town of Front Royal Michael Kitts, Individually and as a Member of the Town Council of the Town of Front Royal, Virginia Edwin L. Pomeroy, Individually and as a Former Member of the Town Council of the Town of Front Royal, Virginia Albert G. Ruff, Jr., Individually and as a Former Member of the Town Council of the Town of Front Royal, Virginia George E. Banks, Individually and as a Former Member of the Town Council of the Town of Front Royal, Virginia Brackenridge H. Bentley, Individually and as Town Manager of the Town of Front Royal, Virginia, Virginia Association of Counties Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Incorporated, Amici CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Johnson v. Collins Entertainment Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000