Stratford v. State-House, Inc.

OPINION and ORDER

BERTELSMAN, District Judge.

I

Introduction

This case presents once again the thorny problem of the scope of federal court review over local zoning ordinances and their administration by zoning agencies operating under state statutes and local ordinances.

This matter is before the court on the motion of the defendants to dismiss the complaint, which the court has permitted to be supplemented by extraneous materials, including stipulations reached at oral argument. F.R.Civ.P. 12(b).

II

Facts

Since 1978, plaintiffs Stanley A. Stratford and Elizabeth C. Blackburn have been the owners of…