Legal Opinion
Benson v. Zoning Board of Appeals
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 16, 1942PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The plaintiff, operating a tavern at 365 Asylum Street in Hartford under a permit for the sale of beer only, made application to the defendant board for variation of a zoning ordinance requirement to allow the operation of a restaurant with a full liquor permit at this location. The plaintiff’s tavern is located in a business zone and is within one thousand feet of six establishments dispensing liquor with full liquor permits. The pertinent zoning ordinances of Hartford provide in substance that in a business zone no premises shall be used for a restaurant selling alcoholic liquor or beer (§…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Thayer v. Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Grady v. KatzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Norcross v. Board of Appeal of Building DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Piccolo v. Town of West HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Robinson v. T.C. of NarragansettSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1938
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Circle Lounge & Grille, Inc. v. Board of AppealMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Devaney v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Watson v. HowardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Tyler v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Kamerman v. LeroySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
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