Granger v. Town of Woodford

Plaintiff landowners Dorothy and Raymond Granger appeal a Bennington Superior Court order granting defendant Town of Woodford’s motion for summary judgment. Landowners contend that the court erred in concluding that town’s decision to establish a commercial zone was a constitutional exercise of town’s police powers. We affirm.

On March 1,1994, a majority of town’s electorate voted to change the zoning classification of a .82 acre parcel of land owned by David and Rosalie Wright from “Rural Residential” to “Roadside Commercial.” This parcel of land is used to operate an automobile repair shop…