Legal Opinion
Blevens v. Manchester
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 28, 1961No. 4870PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, C. J.
The power of the State to pass enabling legislation permitting municipal ordinances to regulate the subdivision of land has been sustained generally as a' proper exercise of the police power. Anno. 11 A. L. R. 2d 524; Webster, Urban Planning and Municipal Public Policy, ch. 9 (1958); Note, Land Subdivision Control, 65 Harv. L. Rev. 1226 (1952). “Since the subdivision of a large tract of land into a number of small building lots and the development thereof, either for residential or industrial purposes increases the value of the land in the aggregate to the subdivider and at the same time…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Petterson v. City of NapervilleIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
- Brous v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Village of Lynbrook v. CadooNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Town of Stoneham v. SaveloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- In Re Spring Valley DevelopmentSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Piper v. MeredithSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1970
- R. A. Vachon & Son, Inc. v. City of ConcordSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1972
- Patenaude v. Town of MeredithSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Crownhill Homes, Inc. v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.