Legal Opinion
Scott v. Greenville County
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1983No. 82-2053PublishedCited by 218 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
When plaintiff Scott, a real estate developer, sought a building permit to construct low-income apartments in an area of Green-ville County, South Carolina, zoned for the density of the project that he wished to build, the County Council halted issuance of the permit pending consideration of a rezoning of the proposed building site. Plaintiff obtained a state trial court ruling declaring the Council’s action illegal and ordering immediate issuance of the permit, but an appeal taken by intervening private landowners opposed to the project effectively tied up the…
2Cases cited77 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
72 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by218 opinions
- Ralph E. Thornton Cheryl A. Thornton v. City of St. Helens Warren Baker Brian LittleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Simmons v. PoeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- J. Robert Tierney v. Chet W. Vahle and Debbie OlsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- MLC AUTOMOTIVE, LLC v. Town of Southern PinesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Norbert C. Pearson, Also Known as Spike v. City of Grand Blanc, J. Larry TomlinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
213 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.