City of Norwich v. Norwalk Wilbert Vault Co.

The named plaintiff,1 the city of Norwich, instituted an action seeking to enjoin the defendant, Norwalk Wilbert Vault Company, Inc., from operating a trucking terminal on its property located in Norwich, claiming that the defendant was in violation of Norwich zoning ordinance because it did not file a site plan with the commission on the city plan (commission) prior to engaging in this use of the property. The trial court rendered judgment for the plaintiff enjoining the defendant from using its property as a trucking terminal. The defendant appealed to the Appellate Court claiming, inter…