Legal Opinion
Board of Adjustment v. Stovall
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 16, 1948No. 14931PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDONALD, Chief Justice.
The City of Fort Worth has in effect a zoning ordinance, enacted under authority of Acts 1927, 40th Leg., ch. 283, p. 424, Articles 101 la — 1011 j, Vern.Tex.Civ.St. The ordinance provides for a board of adjustment, as authorized by Article 101 lg.
Interstate Circuit, Inc., applied to the city building commissioner for a permit to build an outdoor moving picture theater on a designated 18½ acre tract of land. The permit was denied on the ground that most of the tract was zoned for one and two family residences, and not for commercial uses. Interstate Circuit, Inc.,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Board of Zoning Appeals v. McKinneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
- Lansdowne Borough Board of Adjustment's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- State Ex Rel. Bringhurst v. Zoning Board of Appeal & AdjustmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- State Ex Rel. Hurley v. Zoning Board of Appeal & AdjustmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
3Cited by2 opinions
- B'd of Adj'm't of City of Ft. Worth v. StovallTexas Supreme Court · 1949
- Board of Adjustment v. StovallCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949