Legal Opinion
Country Lands, Inc. v. Swinnerton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 18, 1963PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, C. J.
The plaintiffs, Country Lands, Inc., and Sawmill-Wildwood Lands, Inc., brought this action in the Superior Court for a declaratory judgment and an injunction against Arthur Swinnerton, zoning enforcement officer of the city of Stamford.
The allegations of the complaint, which contains seven counts, can be stated in brief as follows: The plaintiff corporations were organized to develop real estate for residential use. On June 5, 1957, the defendant, acting pursuant to § 5 (C) (2) of the Stamford zoning regulations, granted Country Lands, Inc., a permit to create, by the excavation and removal…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Florentine v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- McNish v. American Brass Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Smith v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Pascale v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Holt v. WissingerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
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3Cited by52 opinions
- United Oil Co. v. Urban Redevelopment CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Cummings v. TrippSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Bianco v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Hartford Electric Light Co. v. Water Resources CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- Carpenter v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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