Legal Opinion
Genty v. Resolution Trust Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 8, 1991No. 90-5521PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
The major question in this appeal, a matter of first impression in this court, is whether civil liability under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968, can be imposed on a municipality for the predicate acts of its officers or agents. The plaintiffs, who purchased property in a development near a toxic landfill, in 1983 brought suit in the United States Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that a developer and mortgage lender conspired with Gloucester Township, which owned the land leased as…
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