Jones v. City of Los Angeles

This is an action to enjoin the enforcement of a zoning ordinance of the City of Los Angeles. The said ordinance was enacted independently of the general zon ing plan of the city, and its restrictive provisions are directed toward one type of business. It provides that outside of certain designated districts, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation “to erect, establish, operate, maintain or conduct any hospital, asylum, sanitarium, home, retreat or other place for the care or treatment of insane persons, persons of unsound mind, or persons affected by or suffering from mental…