Legal Opinion
Appelmans v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 12, 1987No. 86-1583PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.
This class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City of Philadelphia was instituted by residents of Philadelphia who are consumers of gas purchased from the Philadelphia Gas Works (“PGW”). The plaintiffs alleged that the transfer of $6.5 million from the PGW’s sinking fund reserve to the General Fund of the City of Philadelphia constituted a special assessment against them and was violative of their rights under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, a taking of property without just compensation in violation of the 5th Amendment…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Shirk v. Lancaster CitySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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3Cited by49 opinions
- United States v. City of Columbia, Missouri Harold Boldt, Finance DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Mobay Corp. v. Allied-Signal, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
- Churchill v. International Business MacHines, Inc., National Service DivisionDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
- Callahan v. Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- Appelmans v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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