Legal Opinion
Ray Edwards and Louise Edwards, His Wife, Individually, and on Behalf of a Class Similarly Situated v. Arkansas Power & Light Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1982No. 81-1865PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the appeal of Ray and Louise Edwards from the decision of the district court, 519 F.Supp. 484, dismissing their section 1983 action against Arkansas Power & Light Company (AP&L). We reverse and remand to the district court with directions to abstain until the state court, in plaintiffs’ pending state lawsuit, has had an opportunity to resolve certain unsettled questions of Arkansas law that may make it unnecessary to decide or may materially alter the result of the Edwards’ federal constitutional challenge.
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FACTS.
Pursuant to Ark.Stat.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of ThibodauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Harman v. ForsseniusSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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