Legal Opinion
Flanagan v. Town of Hollis
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 30, 1972No. 6310PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C.J.
The issue presented in this case is whether a zoning ordinance of the town of Hollis may lawfully restrict plaintiffs right to take gravel from his land.
The town amended its zoning ordinance in May 1964, to provide:
“section 3
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. The removal from any premises of more than five hundred (500) cubic yards of sand, gravel, clay, or quarried stone in any one year ... shall be prohibited except when incidental to and in connection with the construction of a town road or excavation for the construction of a building or except where such removal may be authorized as an exception to…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Cheswick Borough v. BechmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
- McCaslin v. City of Monterey ParkCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
- County of Du Page v. Elmhurst-Chicago Stone Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1960
- Town of Billerica v. QuinnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Lachapelle v. GoffstownSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1967
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Hansen Brothers Enterprises, Inc. v. Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
- Miller & Son Paving, Inc. v. Wrightstown TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Sibson v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
- New London Land Use Ass'n v. New London Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1988
- Carbonneau v. Town of ExeterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
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