Legal Opinion
Thorne v. Zoning Commission
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 26, 1979PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLongo, J.
This is an appeal from the action of the defendant zoning commission of the town of Old Saybrook which, as part of a comprehensive revision of the zoning regulations and maps of the town, changed the zone classifications of the property of the plaintiffs, Robert E. Thorne and Louis Pepe, from a “Local Business Zone” to an “A Residence Zone.” The plaintiffs appealed the change of zone classification to the Court of Common Pleas, and the court, after a hearing, sustained the appeal and invalidated the zone change because of the personal interest of the commission’s chairman. In addition to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Low v. Town of MadisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- Guerriero v. GalassoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Josephson v. Planning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Luery v. Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Murach v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Petrowski v. Norwich Free AcademySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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