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American University v. Prentiss
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 29, 1953No. Civ. 931PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is an action to set aside an order of the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia, which re-zoned the campus of the American University, located in Washington, D. C, from a residential “A" area to a residential “A restricted” area. The effect of this reclassification was to preclude the building of a proposed hospital on the campus, which is to be maintained in conjunction with a School of Nursing. The action is brought by the American University; Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconesses and Missionaries, a corporation conducting the Lucy…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Lewis v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Leventhal v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Wolpe v. PoretskyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
3Cited by17 opinions
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Capitol Hill Restoration Society v. Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Dupont Circle Citizen's Ass'n v. District of Columbia Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Harry Shenk v. The Zoning Commission of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Lowe v. City of MissoulaMontana Supreme Court · 1974
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