Legal Opinion

Walworth County v. City of Elkhorn

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 2, 1965PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCurrie, C. J.

These two questions are raised by this appeal:(1) Does sec. 62.23 (2), Stats., render void an interim extraterritorial zoning ordinance adopted by the city without the consent of the county board of supervisors ?(2) Is the ordinance void on the ground that it deprives plaintiff Runge of valuable property rights, or that it is arbitrary and capricious, in contravention of the due-process or the equal-protection-of-the-laws clauses of the Fourteenth amendment?

Application of sec. 62.23 (2), Stats.

Sec. 62.23 (7a), Stats., which provides for extraterritorial zoning by cities and villages, was…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miller v. Board of Public Works of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
  2. State Ex Rel. Saveland Park Holding Corp. v. WielandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Fowler v. Obier, City Building InspectorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
  4. City of Dallas v. MeseroleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
  5. Mang v. County of Santa BarbaraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Bd. of Sup'rs of Fairfax Cty. v. HorneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Arnold Bernhard & Co. v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  3. Donald L. Garren and James A. Eddinger v. City of Winston-Salem, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
  4. Village of DeForest v. County of DaneCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1997
  5. Schmidt v. City of KenoshaCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1997

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