Legal Opinion
Tyler v. Board of Zoning Appeals
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 6, 1958PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMellitz, J.
The defendants are Donald and Amelia Beardmore, who own a parcel of land in a residential zone in the town of Woodb ridge, and the board of zoning appeals, which granted them a variance, on the ground of practical difficulties and unnecessary hardship, to allow the continued location of their house closer to the street than is permitted under the applicable zoning ordinance. None of the property owners in the vicinity objected, but an appeal from the granting of the variance was taken to the Court of Common Pleas by the members of the zoning commission of the town and by an individual member…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Couch v. Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Rommell v. WalshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Beard's Appeal from County CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Fitzgerald v. Merard Holding Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Smith v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Jolly, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Simko v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Sheridan v. Planning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Nader v. AltermattSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Caltabiano v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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