Legal Opinion
Robert and Sharon Albery v. Cal Reddig, Both Individually and as Zoning Administrator for the City of Rock Island
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 3, 1983No. 82-3080PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, Robert and Sharon Albery (the “Alberys”), planned to build a two-story garage on their residential lot in Rock Island, Illinois and began construction on it. When it appeared that their garage would be 21 feet high, the Chief Building Inspector and Zoning Enforcement Officer, Cal Reddig (“Reddig”), told them to stop, since the Rock Island Zoning Ordinance restricted garage heights to 15 feet. 1 When their request for a variance from the 21-foot limit was turned down twice by the Rock Island Zoning Board of Appeals, they sued the City of Rock Island (by and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Briscoe v. LaHueSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Village of Belle Terre v. BoraasSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Littlefield v. City of AftonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Cohen v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Herman Corn, Cross-Appellee v. City of Lauderdale Lakes, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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