Lerner v. Bloomfield Township

Plaintiff appeals from an adverse judgment by the trial court which dismissed her complaint and granted defendant township an injunction restraining plaintiffs use of her residence in violation of the Bloomfield Township Zoning Ordinance.

The following factual summary frames the present controversy.

Plaintiff owns and resides in a large home located in a residential neighborhood in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County. She works as a psychotherapist and marriage counselor. Until 1978, plaintiff rendered her professional services from an office located in a district zoned for office and business…