Legal Opinion
McLarty v. Borough of Ramsey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 17, 1959No. Nos. 12877, 12899PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STALEY, Circuit Judge;
Was it error for the district court to decline to adjudicate by a declaratory *233judgment the constitutional validity of a municipal zoning ordinance?
The two cases here involved were consolidated by the district court inasmuch as they presented common questions of law, and were briefed and argued together on appeal. In each of these cases the plaintiffs seek a declaration that a zoning ordinance of the Borough of Ramsey, New Jersey, is unreasonable and therefore unconstitutional in that the ordinance so locates the position of the zone boundary line as to render commercial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ziffrin, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Martin v. CreasySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v. River Terminals Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Fischer v. Township of BedminsterSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
- Tomko v. VissersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
- National Surety Corporation, a Corporation of the State of New York v. The Midland Bank, a Corporation of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Nasser v. City of HomewoodCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- 6th Camden Corp. v. Evesham Tp., Burlington Cty.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1976
- American University Park Citizens Ass'n v. BurkaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Lerner v. Town of IslipDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1967
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