Legal Opinion

The M. M. Crockin Company, Inc., a Virginia Corporation v. Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided February 2, 1971No. 15092_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

The M. M. Crockin Company (Crockin) 1 seeks to prevent the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) from dismembering its retail business. The district court dismissed the action for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted and for lack of jurisdiction. We reverse.

I

For the purpose of this appeal we must accept as true the facts that the plaintiffs have pleaded. Crockin operates a furniture and carpeting retail business in Portsmouth, Virginia. The furniture department occupies a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Norwalk Core v. Norwalk Redevelopment AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  4. Hardin v. Kentucky Utilities Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Powelton Civic Home Owners Ass'n Ex Rel. Hilburn Harbidge v. Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Jose F. Olivares v. Winston Martin, Director, San Antonio Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  2. Feliciano v. RomneyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
  3. Begay v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1987
  4. Leaf Tobacco Exporters Ass'n v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
  5. Comprehensive Group Health Services Board Directors v. Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973

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