Legal Opinion
Matthew v. Smith
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 25, 1986No. 67396PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLIVER, Judge.
This is an appeal from a circuit court judgment affirming the Board of Zoning Adjustment’s decision to grant Jim and Susan Brandt a variance. The Brandts purchased a residential lot containing two separate houses upon a tract of land zoned for a single-family use. The court of appeals reversed the circuit court judgment, and the case was then certified to this Court by a dissenting judge. We reverse and remand.
The Brandts own a tract of land comprising one and one-half plotted lots. When they purchased the property in March of 1980, there already were two houses on the land,…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Valley View Civic Ass'n v. Zoning Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Washington Ex Rel. Seattle Title Trust Co. v. RobergeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by46 opinions
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