Legal Opinion
State v. Hillman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 4, 1929PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, C. J.
The Zoning Commission of the city of Bridgeport adopted building zone regulations pursuant to authority contained in Chapter 242 of the Public Acts of 1925. These regulations divide the city into districts and prescribe or regulate the use to which the property in each district may be put. Neither the Public Act nor the regulations of the commission are attacked as a whole, nor could such an attack have been successful. Zoning legislation has been upheld with substantial uniformity as a legitimate subject for the exercise of the police power when it has a rational relation to the public…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by100 opinions
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