Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Associated Professors of Loyola College
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 11, 1978No. 981, September Term, 1977PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, C. J.
According to Jim Oigan, 1 “Zoning is that branch of the law wherein everybody is an expert on ‘the best use’ of the other fellow’s property.” Zoning first appeared in this country around the turn of the century and was an obvious attempt to bring order to chaotic urban sprawl. Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U. S. 365, 386-87, 47 S. Ct. 114, 117-18, 71 L. Ed. 303, 310 (1926). History will have to decide just how well we succeeded in our endeavor.
The case now before us commenced with the crossing of words by the Associated Professors of Loyola College in the City of Baltimore (Loyola) and a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Yale University v. Town of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Western Theological Seminary v. City of EvanstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1927
- Yancey v. HeafnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
- Doane College v. County of SalineNebraska Supreme Court · 1961
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