Legal Opinion
Breneman v. United States Ex Rel. Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 25, 2004No. 03-2616PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
In the continuation of a long legal battle, plaintiff landowners brought suit in December 2002 against the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission (MAC), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Tanner Hiller Airport, a privately-owned facility, claiming that various actions taken by these entities infringed upon the landowners’ property rights. The district court granted the motions to dismiss of the three defendants, and dismissed the complaint with prejudice. Concluding that the plaintiffs’ claims were barred by principles of res judicata and sovereign immunity, we…
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