Legal Opinion
Burton E. Carr and Marie A. Carr, Husband and Wife v. City of Anchorage, a Municipal Corporation, and Merrill Chitty
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1956No. 14242PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Circuit Judge.
In this action appellants claimed damages from the City of Anchorage and its Engineer and Building Inspector, the appellee Chitty, on the ground that the City, acting by and through Chitty, 'oppressively and fraudulently delayed' the issuance of a building permit to appellants, and in the process lost a valuable set of appellants’ plans. They prayed judgment, against the defendants and each of them in the amount of $18,731.36. The complaint alleged joint and several liability on the part of both defendants on account of the tortious acts described: Both defendants moved to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Cold Metal Process Co. v. United Engineering & Foundry Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Hohorst v. Hamburg-American Packet Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Rieser v. Baltimore Ohio Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Burkhart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- United States v. Pearl BurnettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Harry Brandt, D/B/A University City House of Liquors v. Renfield Importers, Ltd., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Luria Brothers & Company, Inc. v. RosenfeldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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