Legal Opinion
Luger v. City of Burnsville
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 3, 1980No. 50321PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOTT, Justice.
Plaintiff David E. Luger seeks a writ of mandamus compelling the Burnsville City Council to grant a variance allowing him to construct a house on a tract of land in a Burnsville subdivision. The Dakota County District Court denied the writ, concluding that the relevant state statute and the Burnsville city ordinance authorized the city council to grant the variance subject to receipt of consent in writing from all of the abutting property owners. From that judgment the plaintiff appeals. We reverse.
The Burnsville zoning ordinance prohibits construction in a single-family…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Northwestern College v. City of Arden HillsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- The Alexander Co. v. City of OwatonnaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- Silverco, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Lindquist AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
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3Cited by6 opinions
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