Legal Opinion
Harold S. Golden and David Fincher v. Biscayne Bay Yacht Club
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1976No. 74--1349PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
A city leased to a private yacht club the bay bottom land underlying club-constructed and club-maintained dock facilities connected to the club lands on shore. The club thus had exclusive use and control of the docks, a situation which had existed long before the lease was executed. The District Court held that the existence of the lease, and that alone, amounted to significant state involvement with the membership policies of the club, 42 U.S.C., § 1983, Golden v. Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, 370 F.Supp. 1038 (S.D.Fla., 1973). The lease and the use of the docks were left…
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