Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Cozzolino
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided July 24, 1991No. 89-366-M.P., 89-367-M.PPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This case comes before us on the petition for a writ of certiorari brought by Michael J. Beddard and Anita Beddard and the Westerly Town Council. 1 The plaintiffs, Jeffrey A. Sawyer and Cathleen A. Alban (plaintiffs), are the owners of a parcel of land in the town of Westerly designated as lot No. 98 on tax assessor’s plat No. 150. The property in question is located in an R-30 residential zone that, according to the Westerly Zoning Ordinance, requires single-family dwelling sites to have a minimum lot size of 30,000 square feet and a minimum lot frontage of 120…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Viti v. Zoning Board of Review of ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1960
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- Cavanagh v. CavanaghSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- Felicio v. FleurySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
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