Legal Opinion
Heritage Farms, Inc. v. Solebury Township
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 10, 1982No. 81-1234PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*745OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
I
In this case, we are asked to examine the doctrine of abstention in a rather novel factual setting. For the reasons set forth below, we hold that the district court’s decision to abstain was error and therefore the judgment of the district court must be reversed.
The appellants, plaintiffs below, are in the business of purchasing land and developing it into residential housing units in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The defendants include Solebury Township, its Board of Supervisors, past and present members of the…
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