Legal Opinion
James N. Barbian and Joan L. Barbian v. Constantine Panagis and the City of Milwaukee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 30, 1982No. 81-2010PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, homeowners in the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Milwaukee and Dr. Constantine Panagis, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Health (“the Department”). Plaintiffs alleged the Department’s decision to grant the Lindner Brothers Trucking Company (“Lindner Brothers”), an adjacent business, a permanent variance from the municipal noise ordinance violated their rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. The plaintiffs claimed the decision was arbitrary and…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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3Cited by48 opinions
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