Stevens v. City of Salisbury

*560Prescott, C. J.,

delivered the majority opinion of the Court. Barnes, J., concurs in the result. Concurring opinion at page 573, infra.

Interesting and important principles of law are involved in this appeal, some of which are fundamental and novel in nature. The case has been ably briefed and argued by counsel on both sides.

Appellants, the owners of three corner properties (the Stevenses, the Hostetters, and Miss Hopkins), located within the boundaries of the City of Salisbury, challenge the validity of § 42 of the Zoning Regulations of that city, which reads as follows:

“The City of Salisbury,…