Legal Opinion

Hoel v. City of Kansas City

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided October 11, 1930No. 29,313PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*291The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jochems, J.:

This action was brought by plaintiffs to test the reasonableness of a zoning ordinance. Defendants prevailed, and plaintiffs have appealed to this court.

R. S. 13-1101 authorizes cities of the first class having a population in excess of 20,000 to divide the city into zones and regulate and restrict “the uses of the. land within each district or zone.” R. S. 13-1106 provides:

“That any ordinance or regulation provided for or authorized by this act shall be reasonable, and any taxpayer or any other person having an interest in property…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. West v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
  3. Burris v. ReinhardtSupreme Court of Kansas · 1926
  4. Shively v. BeesonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1880
  5. Werner v. HattonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1894

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Spurgeon v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1957
  2. Withers v. MillerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1934
  3. Miami Airlines, Inc. v. WebbDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
  4. City of Norton v. HutsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1935

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