Legal Opinion
Media General Cable of Fairfax, Inc. v. Sequoyah Condominium Council of Co-Owners
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1993No. 90-2399PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ERVIN, Chief Judge:
Media General Cable of Fairfax, Inc. (Media) a cable television franchisee, brought this declaratory action under § 621(a)(2) of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (“the Cable Act”)1 seeking a declaration that it was entitled to install its cable wires in compatible easements on the Sequoyah Condominium’s (Se-quoyah) commons area. The district court held that the Act did not (1) permit Media to compel access to private utility easements in order to reach individual unit owners at Sequoyah and (2) authorize a taking of this private property, nor provide just…
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- Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Frisby v. SchultzSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by12 opinions
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