Legal Opinion
American University Park Citizens Ass'n v. Burka
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 20, 1979No. 12597PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
In late 1976, three citizen associations and four neighborhood residents (appellants) filed suit to enjoin the issuance of a building permit to David and Fred Burka, who intended to construct a 194,420 square foot building for retail stores and offices on Massachusetts Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets, N.W. 1 Appellants argued that a structure of that size was premised on the unlawful closing of an alley in 1973, facilitating the combination of five lots into one and, as a result, permitting construction of a larger building than the previous, smaller lots could…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Galliher v. CadwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Russell v. ToddSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Robert I. Powell v. Eugene M. ZuckertCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- John Kosty v. John L. Lewis, Trustees, United Mine Workers of America Welfare Andretirement Fund of 1950Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Brundage v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Goto v. District of Columbia Board of Zoning AdjustmentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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