Legal Opinion
Florka v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 5, 1963No. Calendar 65, Docket 49,242PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarr, C. J.
This case involves the validity of a provision of the zoning ordinance of the city of Detroit relating to special uses of property. The material facts are not in dispute. In 1951 plaintiffs herein acquired land having a frontage of 160 feet on Nevada avenue with a depth of 760 feet extending to a parallel street designated as Stockton avenue. Said property is within a zone in which heavy manufacturing (ME) is allowed.
In 1958 plaintiffs made application to the city plan commission for the issuance of a permit allowing them to establish a junk yard. Said application was made in accordance, with…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Field v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Ward v. ScottSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
- Osius v. City of St. Clair ShoresMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
- In Re Brewster Street Housing SiteMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
- Dowling v. Lancashire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Midland Township v. State Boundary CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
- Schultz v. Board of Adjust. of Pottawattamie Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Detroit Osteopathic Hospital v. City of SouthfieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. PadleyNebraska Supreme Court · 1976
- Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney v. Wayne County Board of CommissionersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
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