Legal Opinion
Black Watch Farms, Inc. v. Dick
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 25, 1971No. Civ. B-58PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANT DICK’S MOTION TO DISSOLVE ATTACHMENT
ZAMPANO, District Judge.
The question presented is whether the plaintiffs’ prejudgment attachment of defendant Dick’s real property constitutes a taking of property in violation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
On or about May 1, 1970, the plaintiffs instituted this action seeking $4,-500,000 plus interest in damages against the defendant on a claim of an alleged breach of an agreement to maintain a certain amount of property in escrow to secure a promissory note between the parties. Pursuant to Conn.Gen.Stat. §…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bradford Audio Corporation v. Edward Pious, Individually and as Purported Receiver of Bradford Audio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- McKay v. McInnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Brunswick Corporation v. J & P, Inc., an Oklahoma Corporation, Lucille Greer and Jack GreerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Gunter v. Merchants Warren National BankDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1973
- Etheredge v. BradleyAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
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