Legal Opinion
Roger G. Des Vergnes v. Seekonk Water District
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 25, 1979No. 79-1085PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, Senior District Judge.
This is an appeal from the District Court’s dismissal, for failure to state a cause of action, of a three-count complaint. Plaintiffs contend that their complaint, properly construed, alleges that the defendant with the intent of discriminating against low-income persons and black persons denied plaintiff Heritage’s petition to have its real estate included within the Seekonk Water District thus causing damages to plaintiffs, and that such allegations state causes. of action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and 1985(3) as well as the Thirteenth and Fourteenth…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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