City of Norton v. Hutson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

The defendant was convicted in the police court of violating a zoning ordinance, and on appeal the same result followed in the district court. He now brings his case to this court for review.

The material facts were these: Norton is a city of the second class. In 1931 the city adopted a zoning ordinance regulating and restricting the establishment of commercial enterprises and related matters of no present concern. The city was divided territorially into zones or districts, in a fashion which has become familiar in *306litigation. One of these…