Legal Opinion

Taco Bell v. City of Mission

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided February 18, 1984No. 55,240PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is an appeal from a trial court decision holding the City of Mission acted unreasonably, arbitrarily and capriciously in a zoning decision.

In September, 1981, Taco Bell entered into a contract to purchase a vacant lot on the northeast corner of Johnson Drive and Walmer in Mission, Kansas, from Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips, Inc., for $150,000, subj'ect to rezoning for a drive-thru fast-food restaurant.

The Taco Bell site has been vacant for many years. Prior to Taco Bell’s application the site was zoned special class for retail…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. PuckettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1982
  2. Golden v. City of Overland ParkSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
  3. Huttig v. City of Richmond HeightsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
  4. Moyer v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1966
  5. Combined Investment Co. v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Jacobs, Visconsi & Jacobs, Co. v. City of LawrenceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  2. McPherson Landfill, Inc. v. Board of Shawnee County Comm'rsSupreme Court of Kansas · 2002
  3. Landau v. City Council of Overland ParkSupreme Court of Kansas · 1989
  4. Board of Johnson County Comm'rs v. City of OlatheSupreme Court of Kansas · 1998
  5. Incorporated County of Los Alamos v. MontoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1989

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