Legal Opinion
City of Providence v. First National Stores, Inc.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 9, 1965No. Eq. No. 3217PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
: Paolino, J.
This bill in equity was brought by the city of Providence under the provisions of G. L. 1956, §45-24-7, to enforce the city’s zoning ordinance. After a hearing before a justice of the superior court on bill, answer and proof, a decree was entered granting the prayer of the bill enjoining alleged violations of the ordinance by the respondents. The cause is here on their appeal from such decree.
The controversy in this proceeding involves the legality of the use of a portion of land on a vacant lot in an “R-3 General Residence Zone.”
No oral testimony was presented in the superior…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rolling Green Golf Club CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
- City of Yonkers v. Rentways, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Town of Brookline v. Co-Ray Realty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Fuller v. Metropolian Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- Buffalo Park Lane, Inc. v. City of BuffaloNew York Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Atria, Inc. v. Mount Lebanon Township Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Denomme v. MowrySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
- Teachers Insurance & Annuity Ass'n v. FurlottiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
- Angel v. BD. OF ADJ. OF FRANKLIN TP.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1970
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