von TILING v. CITY OF PORTLAND


268 A.2d 888 (1970)

Johanna E. R. von TILING, Harold E. Hackett, Pamela A. Berry, Diane Kremn Nolan, Agnes N. Benton, Marguerite E. Black, Theodore E. Potter v. CITY OF PORTLAND, King Resources Company.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

August 21, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Flaker, Thomas Schulten, Portland, for plaintiffs.

Barnett I. Shur, Robert D. Schwarz, Portland, for defendant.

Before WILLIAMSON, C. J., and WEBBER, MARDEN, DUFRESNE and WEATHERBEE, JJ.


WEATHERBEE, Justice.

On June 16, 1969 the City Council of Portland (City) voted to change a part of the municipal zoning ordinance to change the zoning of a part of Long Island in the city, owned by King Resources Company (King) from Residential-3 to Industrial-3 use.

Chapter 102 of the City's ordinance provides for the initiative and referendum on certain matters of municipal concern but requires that the petitioners must sign the petition in the office of...

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