City of Norwich v. Norwalk Wilbert Vault Co.

The named plaintiff, the city of Norwich,1 instituted this action seeking to enjoin the defendant from using its premises, on which was located a cement *333manufacturing operation, as a trucking terminal. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant was required to obtain site plan approval before using its premises as a trucking terminal, and that such use constituted a nuisance. The defendant counterclaimed, alleging that there had been an impermissible delegation of a zoning function by the city council to the commission on the city plan, contrary to the Norwich city charter, and, furthermore,…