Legal Opinion
Devaney v. Board of Zoning Appeals
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 29, 1946PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
Vito Migliaro, on September 19, 1944, purchased a one-family dwelling house at 423 Orange Street in New Haven for the purpose of conducting a restaurant business in it. The property was in a Residence B zone as defined in the zoning ordinance of the city, and in that zone such a use of property was forbidden, as Migliaro knew. He applied to the building inspector for a permit to alter the first floor to adapt it for the restaurant, but this permit was refused because of the prohibition in the ordinance. Migliaro appealed to the zoning board of appeals from that ruling. The board held a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Fordham Manor Reformed Church v. WalshNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- State v. StoddardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Strain v. MimsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- State v. HillmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
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3Cited by97 opinions
- Adolphson v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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- Pollard v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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