Legal Opinion

Lewis v. City of Medina

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 12, 1975No. 2516-1PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*502Farris, J.

On application for a writ of mandamus, the trial court reversed the City of Medina’s Board of Adjustment and required the City to issue a building permit to G. Harlan Lewis and Harry G. Lewis. The City appeals.

In 1972, G. Harlan Lewis (as executor of his mother’s estate) applied for a variance of the City of Medina’s lot size and setback requirements in order to secure a building permit to construct a residence on a lot in the estate which had less than the required 6,000-square-foot area.1

The parcel was created in 1948 when it was divided and a larger, improved, adjoining parcel…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Society for the Propagation of the Gospel v. WheelerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Hampshire · 1814
  2. State v. ScheffelWashington Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Stempel v. Department of Water ResourcesWashington Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Helland v. King County Civil Service CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Thomson Methodist Church v. Zoning Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1965

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. University of Utah Hospital Ex Rel. Harris v. PenceIdaho Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Coughlin v. City of SeattleCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977
  3. City of Puyallup v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1982
  4. City of Puyallup v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Colella v. King CountyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1975

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