America Land Co. v. City of Keene

WILSON, Circuit Judge.

A suit, in equity was brought by the complainant to enjoin the enforcement of a so-called zoning ordinance adopted by the defendant city and to have the same declared invalid, and as an alternative relief, on the ground of bad faith in passing the ordinance, rescission of a deed for the conveyance of a tract of land to the plaintiff by the defendant, and, according to a special prayer in the bill also, to compel the defendant to repurchase the land and compensate the complainant in damages.

The bill as drawn was based in part on the unconstitutionality of the ordinance…