Legal Opinion

E & E Hauling, Inc. v. Forest Preserve District

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 22, 1980No. 79-1545PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This appeal comes to us from the district court’s dismissal of appellant’s complaint for failure to state a federal claim. We have decided that the complaint stated a cause of action under the contract clause of the United States Constitution, art. 1, § 10, and thus reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.

I Facts

Viewing the factual allegations of plaintiff’s complaint as true, as we must in reviewing the grant of a motion to dismiss, Duncan v. Nelson, 466 F.2d 939, 941 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 894, 93 S.Ct. 116, 34 L.Ed.2d 152 (1972);…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. United States Trust Co. of NY v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Allied Structural Steel Co. v. SpannausSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of EqualizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. Coolidge v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Horwitz-Matthews, Incorporated v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  2. City of Plainfield v. Public Service Electric and Gas CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
  3. Camille Casey v. Carmine DepetrilloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  4. E & E Hauling, Inc. v. Forest Preserve District Of Du Page CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  5. H. Phillips Co. v. Brown-Forman Distillers Corp.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1980

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