Legal Opinion
State v. Owen
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided August 26, 1955No. 721PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
Municipal power to enact and enforce a zoning regulation does not exist in the absence of statutory authorization. 58 Am. Jur., Zoning, Sec. 7. See also James v. Sutton, 229 N.C. 515, 50 S.E. 2d 300; Rhodes, Inc., v. Raleigh, 217 N.C. 627, 9 S.E. 2d 389; S. v. Dannenberg, 150 N.C. 799, 63 S.E. 946. Therefore the validity of a zoning ordinance must be tested by the limitations of the enabling act. 122 Main Street Corporation v. Brockton, 323 Mass. 646, 84 N.E. 2d 13, 8 A.L.R. 2d 955. See also Harrington & Co. v. Renner, 236 N.C. 321, 72 S.E. 2d 838.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- 122 Main Street Corp. v. City of BrocktonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Frank J. Durkin Lumber Co. v. FitzsimmonsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1929
- Frelinghuysen v. Town of MorristownSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1909
- M. H. Rhodes, Inc. v. City of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
- McGillic v. CorbyMontana Supreme Court · 1908
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Taylor v. City of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Allred v. City of RaleighSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Zopfi v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- State v. JoynerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- In Re Appeal of O'NealSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
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