Legal Opinion
Best v. Zoning Board of Adjustment
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 2, 1958No. Appeal, 177PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Cohen,
In this appeal we are .called upon to determine the constitutionality of the single-family dwelling provision of the Pittsburgh zoning ordinance as applied to the property of the appellant.
The appellant, Pauline G. Best, is the owner of a home at 1008 Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, which contains twenty-two rooms and seven baths. The property is located in a “C” zoned district of the city and may be used only as a single-family dwelling. Within 200 feet of the home is a district in which multiple-unit dwellings are permitted. In 1950 the appellant applied for a…
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- Nectow v. City of CambridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Crowley v. ChristensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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