Legal Opinion

Livingston v. Davis

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 13, 1951No. 47905PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGarfield, J.

Three inhabitants of a Class A Residential District in Iowa City brought this action in equity to enjoin defendants from operating in the district a private preschool or nursery school as a claimed violation of the city zoning ordinance and a nuisance. Following trial the court held there was no violation of the ordinance but certain practices of defendants made operation of the school a nuisance. Defendants were enjoined from certain uses of driveways leading to their property and given sixty-five days to remedy other conditions held to be objectionable and to meet certain requirements. Both…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Matter of 440 E. 102nd St. Corp. v. MurdockNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
  2. Landay v. Board of Zoning AppealsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
  3. Carlson v. Bankers Trust Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1951
  4. People v. LevisenIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Jones v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Colorado · 1949

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Johnson v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, ETC.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  2. Ranney v. Istituto Pontificio Delle Maestre FilippiniSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
  3. Anderson v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  4. Risser v. City of ThomasvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  5. Anderson v. HadleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1954

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