Legal Opinion
Chesterfield Development Corp. v. City of Chesterfield
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1992No. 91-1899EMPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Chief Judge.
Chesterfield Development Corporation appeals from the District Court’s1 dismissal of its lawsuit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failure to state a claim. The Corporation claims the City of Chesterfield, its mayor, and its City Council members violated the Corporation’s substantive-due-process rights by enforcing an invalid zoning plan and ordinance against it. We affirm.
We recite the facts in the light most favorable to the Corporation. On June 1, 1988, the City of Chesterfield, Missouri, was incorporated. On June 18 and 20, 1988, the City enacted a comprehensive…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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