Legal Opinion
Muckway v. Craft
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 1986No. 85-1281PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, Norman and Irene Muck-way, appeal the district court’s dismissal, for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted in a federal court proceeding. Their complaint alleged that the defendants’ failure to enforce a zoning ordinance denied them equal protection of the law. We affirm.
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According to the plaintiffs’ complaint, the plaintiffs purchased land in LaPorte County, Indiana and constructed a house on the land in 1951. At the time of the plaintiffs’ purchase and construction, La-Porte County did not have a comprehensive zoning or land use…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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