Legal Opinion
Carlson v. Village of Union City, Mich.
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided January 29, 1985No. K83-243 CAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BENJAMIN F. GIBSON, District Judge.
In April of 1981, the Village of Union City granted to St. Joseph Valley Cablevision a franchise, giving St. Joseph the right to build, operate, and maintain a cable television system within the village. 1 The franchise was non-exclusive and had a term of 15 years.
In April of 1983, after notice and a hearing, the trustees of the village revoked the franchise. By that time, plaintiff, the owner of St. Joseph Valley Cablevision, had expended considerable sums to string cable and erect facilities necessary for the transmission of the cable television…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- In Re HudspethUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1988
- Chicago Cable Communications v. Chicago Cable CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Central Telecommunications, Inc. v. TCI Cablevision, Inc.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- Telesat Cablevision, Inc. v. City of Riviera BeachDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1991
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