Legal Opinion
City of Jewell Junction v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 19, 1989No. 88-362PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Michael and Linda Cunningham are the owners of East Lane Manor, a residential care facility located in a residential district in Jewell Junction, Iowa. (Jewell Junction is commonly known as Jewell.) The district court enjoined the operation of East Lane Manor on the ground that it violated the city’s zoning ordinance, and the Cun-ninghams appealed. We reverse and remand.
When the city’s zoning ordinance was passed in 1971, East Lane Manor had already been in operation for approximately four years. Nevertheless, the ordinance impacted on East Lane in several respects: First, it…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Worthington v. EversonOhio Court of Appeals · 1967
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