Legal Opinion
International Paper Company v. Town of Jay
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 21, 1991No. 90-1602PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge:
The International Paper Company (“IP”), an industry operating in the town of Jay, Maine (“the Town” or “Jay”), brought suit to invalidate and enjoin enforcement of a municipal ordinance (“the Ordinance”) which regulated the emission of pollutants by Jay industries, including IP. IP claimed that the Ordinance placed undue restrictions upon its bargaining power in a labor dispute with striking unions and violated various federal and state laws. In a comprehensive opinion, 736 F.Supp. 359 (D.Me. 1990), the district court granted judgment on the pleadings in…
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