Legal Opinion
Barber v. White
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 28, 1972No. Civ. A. 15235PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This is a motion for partial summary judgment in a suit by welfare recipients living in low-rent public housing who claim they are being charged rent in excess of the limit allowed by federal law. The suit is a bewildering example of the plight of the citizen confronting bureaucracy. It is also powerful evidence, if any is needed, that all the highminded social legislation Congress can enact will not achieve the results intended unless legal service agencies are given sufficient funds and freedom to represent…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Helvering v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Brooks-Scanlon Co. v. Railroad Comm'n of La.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Railroad Commission of Texas v. Eastern Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Colon v. Tompkins Square Neighbors, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Ferguson v. Metropolitan Development & Housing AgencyDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
- Mary Fletcher v. Housing Authority of LouisvilleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Owens v. Housing Authority of City of StamfordDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1975
- Beckham v. New York City Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Anderson v. ButzDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1975
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