Legal Opinion
Burke v. Board of Representatives
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 3, 1961PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, C. J.
The defendant has appealed from judgments of the Court of Common Pleas overruling the action of the defendant in rejecting an amendment of the zoning map of Stamford after the amendment was adopted by the zoning board. The plaintiffs own premises located within the area changed by the amendment.
For a better understanding of the issues involved, a review of the charter and statutory provisions relating to zoning in Stamford is necessary. The charter gives to a planning board the power to “prepare, adopt and amend” a master plan for the city. Stamford Charter §§ 520, 522.1, 522.2; 26 Spec. Laws…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Opp Cotton Mills, Inc. v. Administrator of the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of LaborSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Phillip Wagner, Inc. v. LeserSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Jennings v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Florentine v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Kutcher v. Town Planning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Sheridan v. Planning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- First Hartford Realty Corp. v. Plan & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Town of Westport v. City of NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Luery v. Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
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