Legal Opinion
Spilsbury v. City of New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 19, 2014No. 2013-CA-1258PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ROSEMARY LEDET, Judge.
| ,This is a zoning dispute. Sue Spils-bury and Lynn DiVincent (the “Plaintiffs”) appeal the trial court’s judgment denying the Plaintiffs’ rule to show cause why the decision of the Board of Zoning Adjustments (“BZA”) should not be overruled and reversed. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The Plaintiffs co-own a two-family dwelling on 6027/6029 Memphis Street in the Lakeview area of Orleans Parish (the “Duplex”). In 1998, the Plaintiffs inherited the Duplex from their mother. At all pertinent times, they have used the structure as…
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