Legal Opinion
Minney v. City of Azusa
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 3, 1958No. Civ. 22896PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAshburn, J.
Reverend Robert P. Minney, acting as Congregation Servant and presiding minister of Azusa Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (a religious organization), appeals from a judgment which upholds the denial of a variance sought by him under the city’s comprehensive zoning ordinance for the purpose of constructing within the R-l or residential zone a church or “Kingdom Hall" for use of said congregation. The basic claim is denial of religious liberty and violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
The city of Azusa is a municipal corporation organized…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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