Legal Opinion
E. Perry Iron & Metal Co. v. City of Portland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 15, 2008PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMead, J.
[¶ 1] E. Perry Iron & Metal Co., Inc., appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Délahanty, J.) entering judgment in favor of the City of Portland. It argues that the Superior Court incorrectly found the City’s scrap metal recycling facility ordinance was not preempted by state statute and was not unconstitutional under the Maine and U.S. Constitutions. We affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] E. Perry Iron & Metal Co., Inc. has operated a scrap metal recycling facility in Portland for decades, and since the 1980s it has held an annual operating license from the City…
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