Connor v. Township of Chanhassen

Murphy, Justice.

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment action in which the plaintiffs, Dwight E. Connor and his wife, Gladys Z. Connor, sought to have the Zoning Ordinance for the Township of Chanhassen declared unconstitutional.

The plaintiffs own certain land in the township of Chanhassen upon which Mr. Connor operates a shop for sharpening lawn mowers and other types of general repair work. In 1952, the plaintiffs had to destroy their building pursuant to condemnation proceedings commenced by the State of Minnesota to acquire a highway right-of-way. The zoning ordinance was passed in…