Legal Opinion
Alfred D. Fisichelli, Etc., and Salvatore Ambra, Etc. v. The City Known as the Town of Methuen
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 6, 1992No. 91-1609PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Chief Judge.
This case concerns the application of the “state action immunity” doctrine to an antitrust suit against a municipality. City of Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc., — U.S. -, 111 S.Ct. 1344, 113 L.Ed.2d 382 (1991); Parker v. Brown, 317 U.S. 341, 63 S.Ct. 307, 87 L.Ed. 315 (1943). Plaintiffs charge that the Town of Methuen denied their industrial revenue bond application for improper, anticompetitive reasons, namely to help an established company at the expense of a competitor. The district court found the defendants “immune” from antitrust liability, and it granted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Town of Hallie v. City of Eau ClaireSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Community Communications Co. v. City of BoulderSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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