Legal Opinion
Jack Lewis, Inc. v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 19, 1933No. [No. 98, October Term, 1932.]PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Offutt, L,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Acting under the authority conferred by chapter 705 of the Acts of 1927, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore on March 30th, 1931, adopted Ordinance Eo. 1247, known as the Zoning Ordinance, the purpose of which is to regulate and restrict “the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards and other open spaces, the density of population and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.” Under that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Rowland v. . MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Saier v. JoyMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
- Goldman v. CrowtherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
- Densmore v. Evergreen Camp No. 147Washington Supreme Court · 1910
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Grant v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- Heath v. M. C.C. of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Lipsitz v. ParrCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- PEOPLE'S COUNSEL FOR BALTIMORE CTY. v. Loyola CollegeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2008
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