Legal Opinion
West Hartford Methodist Church v. Zoning Board of Appeals
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 13, 1956PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Sullivan, J.
The defendants consist of the named defendant, to be called the board, and seven individuals who live in their own homes in West Hartford. In the latter part of 1954, the plaintiff, pursuant to the provisions of the local zoning regulations, filed with the board a petition for a special exception “to permit erection of new church structure ( on the premises at 240 S. Main Street, and to alter 1 the present residence at this location for use in connection with church work, with parking area for 150 cars.”
A public hearing on the petition was held on December 8, 1954, and evidence submitted from…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Direct Plumbing Supply Co. v. City of DaytonOhio Supreme Court · 1941
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Talmadge v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Abbott v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1927
3Cited by31 opinions
- Best v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Milwaukie Co. of Jehovah's Witnesses v. MullenOregon Supreme Court · 1958
- St. John's Roman Catholic Church Corp. v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Beit Havurah v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Nani v. Zoning Board of Review of Town of SmithfieldSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.