Legal Opinion
Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 1, 1974No. 73-191PublishedCited by 978 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Belle Terre is a village on Long Island’s north shore, of ábout 220 homes inhabited by 700 .people. Its total land area is less than one square mile. It has restricted land use to one-family dwellings excluding, lodging houses, boarding houses, fraternity houses, or multiple-'dwelling houses. The word “family” as used in the.ordi-. 'nance means, “[o]ne or more persons related by blood, adoption, or marriagé, living and cooking • together as a single housekeeping unit, exclusive of household servants. A number of persons but not exceeding two (2) living and cooking together as a single…
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