Kelley v. Board of Zoning Appeals

The complaint in this action, in the nature of an appeal from the board of zoning appeals of New Haven, is in two counts. The first recites that on February 16, 1937, the board granted permission to George W. Lyons to use a building in a “Residence C District” for ornamental iron and structural steel work, a nonconforming use, provided that use should not constitute a nuisance and subject to further modification or revocation of the permission by the board at any time; that the board acted arbitrarily, illegally and so unreasonably as to have abused its discretion in granting that permission;…