Sgro v. Howarth

Stripped of collateral issues this case involves two basic questions. The first is a summary judgment of the trial court directing the issuance of a permit to build a filling station on the property of the plaintiffs and “staying” or “enjoining” a consideration of zoning re-classification of the property by the zoning board of appeals and the city council of Springfield. The second concerns the refusal of the trial court to permit adjoining residential property owners to intervene in the case.

The four corners of Lincoln and Lawrence Avenue in Springfield were zoned commercial by the original…