Legal Opinion
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Etc., and James J. Jordan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1980No. 78-2006PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co. and other bondholders appeal the dismissal for failure to state a claim of their complaint which alleged that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s land use plan and ordinance impaired the assessment bonds issued by Round Hill General Improvement District in violation of Article 1, section 10, clause 1 of the United States Constitution. Northwestern argues that the land use ordinance violated the contract clause because it deterred payment of the underlying assessments and effectively destroyed the lien securing the bonds’…
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