Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Board of Zoning Appeals of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 9, 1947PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtElls, J.
The board of zoning appeals of the city of New Haven granted permission to a property owner to extend a business use into an adjacent residence area. The plaintiffs, who are neighboring property owners, appealed to the Court of Common Pleas, it dismissed the appeal, and they have appealed to this court.
The business property is a building having a frontage of seventy-five feet on the east side of Alden Avenue and one hundred and forty-four feet on the north side of West Elm Street. It contains four stores on the ground floor on Alden Avenue, two dwelling apartments on the second floor, three…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Fordham Manor Reformed Church v. WalshNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- State v. StoddardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Thayer v. Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Matter of Reed v. Bd. of Standards AppealsNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Grady v. KatzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Yale Auto Parts, Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Montgomery County v. Merlands Club, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1953
- Couch v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Kutcher v. Town Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Huff v. Board of Zoning AppealsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
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