Legal Opinion
P I Enterprises, Inc. v. Charles J. Cataldo
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 31, 1972No. 71-1375PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the effect of a state court decision adverse to appellants’ constitutional and other legal contentions upon their subsequent civil rights action in federal court based on substantially identical facts and claims. Appellants, P I Enterprises, Inc. and Nelmy Leasing, Inc., petitioned the New Hampshire state court for a declaratory judgment voiding a town of Meredith ordinance which limited the height of buildings. The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld the validity of the ordinance and further held that appellants had not been deprived of any vested…
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