Legal Opinion
Jaffe v. City of Davenport
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 2, 1970No. 54063PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STUART, Justice.
This is an action in equity attacking the validity of Ordinance Number 30600 of the City of Davenport which amended the comprehensive zoning ordinance by changing a portion of a tract of ground owned by in-tervenor John Kollias from R-5 residential to C-l neighborhood shopping center. The other intervenor, Eagle Food Centers, has an option to purchase the rezoned tract. The trial court held the ordinance constituted illegal spot zoning, declared it void and enjoined any action thereunder. Defendants and Eagle Food Centers appealed. We reverse.
We have considered several zoning…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Brackett v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
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- Hermann v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
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