HAMER v. TOWN OF ROSS

Docket No. S.F. 20667.

59 Cal.2d 776 (1963)

382 P.2d 375

31 Cal. Rptr. 335

MARGARET E. HAMER, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TOWN OF ROSS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

June 13, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Elliott, City Attorney, Sturgis, Den-Dulk, Douglass & Anderson and Robert T. Anderson for Defendant and Appellant.

Kennedy, Bloom & Fletcher, Leonard J. Bloom and James M. Fletcher for Plaintiff and Respondent.


TOBRINER, J.

While zoning ordinances which impose a one-acre lot restriction cannot property apply to property which is virtually surrounded by parcels of lesser size, they may, conversely, restrict the use of the property to a single-family dwelling because that usage is the predominant characteristic of the property in the general area. Applying the accepted test that we will uphold such a regulation if its reasonableness is fairly debatable, we sustain the single...

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