Legal Opinion
Leventhal v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 26, 1938No. 7092PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
By bill in equity in the District Court, plaintiffs sought to require the Zoning Commission to rezoue plaintiffs’ lot at Michigan Avenue, 12th and Randolph Streets N. E., and to require the Building Inspector to grant corresponding permits. The case was heard on defendants’ motion to dismiss. The motion was sustained, and plaintiffs appeal.
The action of zoning authorities, as of other administrative officers, is not to be declared unconstitutional unless the court is convinced that it is “clearly arbitrary and unreasonable, having no substantial relation to the * *…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Hadacheck v. SebastianSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Washington Ex Rel. Seattle Title Trust Co. v. RobergeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Pacific States Box & Basket Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by17 opinions
- RRI Realty Corp. v. Incorporated Village of SouthamptonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- County Commissioners v. WardCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Walker v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1955
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- City of Dallas v. LivelyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
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