Legal Opinion
Allen v. Donovan
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 29, 1968PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott, Chief Justice:
This is an appeal from a judgment in Chancery declaring invalid a proposed rezoning of 17.4 acres of land in Brandywine Hundred.
On March 30, 1964 the landowners petitioned the Zoning Commission * to rezone the 17.4 acres from single-family residential use [R-l-B] to multi-family residential use [R-4]. After a hearing the Zoning Commission recommended refusal of the petition on the ground that multi-family dwellings over the entire area would be inconsistent with the character of the general area. The recommendation of the Zoning Commission was unanimously approved by…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Shellburne, Inc. v. RobertsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1966
- McQuail v. Shell Oil CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1962
3Cited by8 opinions
- Capitol Hill Restoration Society v. Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Acierno v. FolsomCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1973
- Conner v. Shellburne, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1971
- Shellburne, Inc. v. ConnerCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1974
- Shellburne, Inc. v. ConnerCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1970
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