Legal Opinion
Heritage Homes of Attleboro, Inc. v. The Seekonk Water District, Heritage Homes of Attleboro, Inc. v. The Seekonk Water District
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 25, 1982No. 80-1646, 80-1704PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
When we last considered this protracted case we upheld the district court’s finding that Seekonk Water District had violated 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 & 1983, modified its holding that Heritage Homes had failed to prove compensatory damages, and affirmed its award of punitive damages against the District. 648 F.2d 761 (1st Cir. 1981). Subsequently, in City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc., 453 U.S. 247, 101 S.Ct. 2748, 69 L.Ed.2d 616 (1981), the Supreme Court held that a municipality is immune from pu.'si- tive damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On petition for a writ of certiorari,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Caperci v. HuntoonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Bell v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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- Walters v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Ciraolo v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Bell v. City of MilwaukeeDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1982
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