Legal Opinion
Allen Deweese v. Town of Palm Beach, Etc., Joseph Terlizzese, Etc., and George Mathews
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 8, 1982No. 81-5981PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Allen Deweese brought this action against the Town of Palm Beach, Florida and certain town officials seeking injunctive and declaratory relief. At issue is the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance that prohibits people from appearing in certain public areas of Palm Beach without a shirt. The district court granted summary judgment to Deweese on the ground that the town is collaterally estopped from asserting that the ordinance is constitutional. We decide that the district court abused its discretion by applying collateral estoppel in this action. We therefore…
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