Legal Opinion
Jensen's, Inc. v. Town of Plainville
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 31, 1959PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.
On April 15, 1947, the plaintiff bought a ten-acre park for forty-five trailers which was then being operated as a nonconforming use in a residential zone on the east side of East Street in Plainville. Zoning had been adopted in 1942, and the regulations limited the total number of trailer parks in the town to eight and the number of trailers in any one park to forty-five and forbade any trailer park in a residential zone. Plainville Zoning Regs., §17 (B) (2), (4) (1942). The regulations authorized the continuance of nonconforming uses; id. § 11; and it was by virtue of this provision that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cyphers v. AllynSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- DelVecchio v. DelVecchioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Beerwort v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Town of Wallingford v. RobertsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Benson v. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Oregon City v. HartkeOregon Supreme Court · 1965
- Town of Hartland v. Jensen's, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- City of Greeley v. EllsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
- Rotter v. Coconino CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1991
- Mazzola v. Commissioner of TransportationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
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