Legal Opinion
Fritts v. City of Ashland
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 16, 1961PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
The Board of Commissioners of the City of Ashland rezoned from R-2 Residential to 1-1 Light Industrial a tract of four acres which was in single ownership. A group of neighboring property owners brought action attacking the rezoning ordinance on the ground that it was arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable. The circuit court entered judgment upholding the ordinance and the plaintiffs have appealed.
Ashland adopted a comprehensive zoning ordinance in 1955, folllowing a study with the assistance of state experts that began in 1951. The city bounds on the Ohio River on the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pierson Trapp Company v. PeakCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Byrn v. Beechwood VillageCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1952
- Shemwell v. SpeckCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
3Cited by23 opinions
- Henry Hendler, Paul Garrett, Tillie Goldring, as Trustees, and Henry Hendler and Irving Gronsky v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
- Smith v. Skagit CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1969
- City of Louisville v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Anderson v. Island CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1972
- Roseta v. County of WashingtonOregon Supreme Court · 1969
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