Legal Opinion
Lichoulas Ex Rel. Appleton Trust v. City of Lowell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 30, 2009No. 08-1485, 08-2023PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
James T. Lichoulas, Jr. owns or serves as trustee for five parcels of land (collectively, “the Appleton Properties”) that were taken by eminent domain by the City of Lowell, Massachusetts. Located on the properties is a hydroelectric power facility that was designed to generate electricity from the flow of water between the Pawtucket and Hamilton Canals. Although the facility is inactive, its existence is the occasion for Liehoulas’ federal law suit. The background events are easily summarized. 1
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) granted a license on July…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Beddall v. State Street Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Rumford Pharmacy, Inc. v. City of East ProvidenceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Ross-Simons of Warwick, Inc. v. Baccarat, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Lichoulas v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
- Saint Consulting Group, Inc. v. Endurance American Specialty InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Lichoulas v. City of LowellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2010
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