Legal Opinion
Town of Wallingford v. Roberts
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 20, 1958PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
The defendants are the owners of property in Wallingford upon which they operate a trailer camp. The town, acting through its zoning commission, has obtained a judgment in the Superior Court enjoining that use as a violation of the zoning regulations. The defendants have appealed from that judgment.
There are but two questions presented in this appeal. The first is whether there was an existing nonconforming use of the property as a trailer camp at noon on April 20, 1953, when the zoning regulations became effective, and the second is whether the town has waived the right to enforce the zoning…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Defelice v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
- City of Yonkers v. Rentways, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Magruder v. City of RedwoodCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
- Leigh v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1938
- Flinn v. TreadwellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1949
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Bianco v. Town of DarienSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Dupuis v. Submarine Base Credit Union, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Town of Lebanon v. WoodsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- Karls v. Alexandra Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Helicopter Associates, Inc. v. City of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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