Legal Opinion
Prentiss v. American University Wrather v. American University
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 21, 1954No. 11942, 11943PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
An order of the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia rezonod the campus of The American University from residential “A” to residential “A restricted”. The immediate effect of the order was to prevent the building on the campus of a hospital to be maintained in connection with a School of Nursing.
“The governmental power to interfere by zoning regulations with the general rights of the land owner by restricting the character of his use, is not unlimited, and. other questions aside, such restriction cannot be imposed if it does not bear a substantial relation to the public health,,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Currey v. FletcherDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1802
3Cited by19 opinions
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Capitol Hill Restoration Society v. Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Dupont Circle Citizen's Ass'n v. District of Columbia Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- White v. City of Twin FallsIdaho Supreme Court · 1959
- Harry Shenk v. The Zoning Commission of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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