Thompson v. Smith

By a complaint to the court of chancery for Chittenden County, the plaintiffs asked that court to enjoin the construction of a motel by the defendants in the Town of South Burlington. The effort of the plaintiffs to invoke equitable relief is founded on the provisions of the protective zoning ordinance of the Town of South Burlington, dated June 7, 1947 as amended March 1, 1952. The chancellor’s findings and reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom establish these factors to the final decree that followed.

The plaintiffs Thompson are husband and wife and own certain land which they have…