Legal Opinion
Kinderhill Farm Breeding Associates v. Appel
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 21, 1978No. 77 Civ. 5472 (WCC)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CONNER, District Judge:
This is a civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff, a New York limited partnership, operates a commercial horse farm in the Town of Chatham, New York; defendants are members of the Town Board of Chatham. In 1975 defendants — who constitute a majority of the Town Board — voted to deny plaintiff a mobile home license, which action plaintiff claims was arbitrary, capricious and malicious and therefore a denial of its rights, privileges and immunities, including its right to due process and equal protection under the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Tenney v. BrandhoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Gravel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doe v. McMillanSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Isaac D. Minton, Administrator of Estate of Minor, Connie Minton v. St. Bernard Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Jodeco, Inc. v. HannDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1987
- Gorman Towers, Inc. v. BogoslavskyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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