Legal Opinion

Ferndale Dairy, Inc. v. Zoning Commission

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 14, 1961PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.

The plaintiffs are the owners of property at the apex of a triangle formed by the junction of Chamberlain Highway and High Road in the town of Berlin. The plaintiffs’ property comprises 9.63 acres and is in a residence A zone, the highest zoning classification in the town. Berlin Zoning Ordinance § 1 (1954). In 1958, the plaintiffs filed an amended petition with the defendant for a change of the zoning of their property and that of the adjoining Ailing property, 1.4 acres, to business. The Ailing property, together with a strip of the plaintiffs’ property, forms the base of the triangle. The…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Florentine v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
  2. Kuehne v. Town CouncilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
  3. Levinsky v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
  4. Purtill v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
  5. Wade v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Smith v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of GreenwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  2. Dooley v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
  3. Bright v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
  4. Hawkes v. Town Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
  5. Village of Northbrook v. County of CookAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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