Legal Opinion
Lachapelle v. Goffstown
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided January 13, 1967No. 5471PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C. J.
In the beginning zoning “ sought to safeguard the future, in the expectation that time will repair the mistakes of the past. ” Basset, Zoning 105 (1940). Experience has demonstrated that this expectation and prophecy has not been fulfilled and that something more than time and hope is required to eliminate or restrict nonconforming uses. Note, 9 U. of Chi. L. Rev. 477, 479 (1942). “ One of the outstanding and most complex problems besetting municipalities as they began a systematic program of city planning through the device of zoning ordinances involved the disposition of nonconforming uses…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Los Angeles v. GageCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Grant v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- Hoffmann v. KinealySupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
- Standard Oil Co. v. City of TallahasseeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1950
- State Ex Rel. Dema Realty Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
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3Cited by38 opinions
- City of University Park v. BennersTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Swain v. Board of Adjustment of City of Univ. ParkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- State v. VestalSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- Lone v. Montgomery CountyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1991
- Sibson v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
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