Legal Opinion
R. Pierce Chatham v. Maynard Jackson, Pelham C. Williams, William T. Bush, W. Curtis Hester and Wendell R. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1980No. 78-1114PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
In Davis v. Weir, 497 F.2d 139 (5th Cir. 1974), this court held unconstitutional the City of Atlanta’s practice of refusing water service to a tenant when the landlord’s bill was in arrears. The case now before us requires us to decide whether the city may terminate water service to a landlord when the tenant’s bills are delinquent. The trial court stated that “Davis operates to protect all parties, tenant and property owner alike, from the city’s use of its power to withhold water and sewer services to coerce applicants for such services to pay water bills for which they…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Ransom v. MarrazzoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Ransom v. MarrazzoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Mansfield Apartment Owners Association v. City of MansfieldCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Edward Arceneaux v. David C. Treen, Individually and in His Capacity as Governor of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- DiMassimo v. City of ClearwaterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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