1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Conn.
  4. 147 Conn.
  5. 147 Conn. 358 (1960)
 

MURPHY, INC. v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

147 Conn. 358 (1960)

MURPHY, INC. v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF WILTON

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 24, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Levy, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Irwin E. Friedman, for the appellant (plaintiff).

William R. Curtis, for the appellee (defendant).

BALDWIN, C. J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, JS.

MELLITZ, J.

The plaintiff has been the lessee of a parcel of land in Wilton for more than twenty years and has maintained thereon a billboard carrying an advertisement of a restaurant located in another town. In 1946, the town of Wilton adopted a zoning ordinance. Under its provisions, advertising signs such as that maintained by the plaintiff were expressly prohibited in a residential zone. The plaintiff's billboard is in such a zone. In 1955, an amendment of the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases