Legal Opinion
American Combustion, Inc. v. Minority Business Opportunity Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 1982No. 81-74, 81-234 and 81-235PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This case presents several questions of first impression concerning the Minority Contracting Act of 1976 (the Act), D.C.Code 1978 Supp., §§ 1-851 to -861, as amended by D.C.Law 3-91 (September 13, 1980), 27 D.C.Reg. 3280-91, 4169 (now codified at D.C.Code 1981, §§ 1-1141 to -1151):
1. In denying the request of American Combustion, Inc. (ACI) for recertification as a minority business enterprise (MBE), did the Minority Business Opportunity Commission (Commission) 1 improperly interpret and apply the Act’s “net profit or loss” and “ownership and control” requirements? 2
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Power Reactor Development Co. v. International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Braniff Airways, Incorporated v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Market Street Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- M.B.E. Inc. v. Minority Business Opportunity CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Urban Development Solutions, LLC v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
- Abadie v. District of Columbia Contract Appeals BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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