Legal Opinion

Jersild v. Sarcone

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 7, 1967No. 52143PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLarson, J.

This appeal involves the legality of a building permit issued by the Polk County zoning administrator to defendant Eugene R. Severs, d/b/a MacMillan Oil Company, hereinafter referred to as Severs, to erect five storage tanks upon an unplatted narrow strip of land leased from the Inter-Urban Railway Company in a light industrial district (M-l) zone.

When the board of adjustment, hereinafter called the board, sustained the administrator’s action, plaintiffs brought certiorari in the district court under the provisions of chapter 358A, Code of Iowa 1962, contending as a matter of law that the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Zahn v. Board of Public WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. Gorieb v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  3. Anderson v. JesterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
  4. Deardorf v. Board of Adjustment of Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
  5. Boardman v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Johnson v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, ETC.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  2. Anderson v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  3. Greenawalt v. Zoning Bd. of Adj. of DavenportSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  4. Ernst v. Johnson CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
  5. Zilm v. Zoning Board of Adjustment, Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1967

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