Legal Opinion

Mayor of Wilmington v. Turk

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided May 27, 1925PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor.

The ordinance, following the authority of the statute, deals with four general subjects for regulation and *396prohibition, viz., (a) the use of buildings, (b) the height and size of buildings, (c) areas and dimensions of open spaces and building lots, and (d) density of population. In the instant case we are concerned only with that portion of the ordinance which deals with (a).

Section 8 of the statute provides remedies available to municipal officers for the enforcement of the zoning ordinances authorized by it. Said section is as follows:

"Section 8. Remedies: — In case any…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  3. Barbier v. ConnollySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  4. Hadacheck v. SebastianSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. Noble State Bank v. HaskellSupreme Court of the United States · 1911

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Jones v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Strain v. MimsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
  3. Gallegher v. DavisSuperior Court of Delaware · 1936
  4. Leary v. AdamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  5. Women's Kansas City St. Andrew Soc. v. Kansas City, Mo.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932

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