HOLMGREN v. CITY OF LINCOLN

No. 41096.

256 N.W.2d 686 (1977)

199 Neb. 178

George G. S. HOLMGREN, Joyce M. Holmgren, John L. Adams, Dorothy Adams, John Bay, Margaret Bay, Wilbur Gaffney, Elizabeth Gaffney, Ross Luff, Audrey Luff, Rex A. Marquart, Kuulie Marquart, Wayne T. Robidoux, Gloria Robidoux, Gary F. Smith, Diane Smith, Ralph Wallin and Mildred Wallin, Appellants, v. The CITY OF LINCOLN, a Municipal Corporation, Sam Swartzkopf, mayor of the City of Lincoln, W. Richard Baker, Helen Boosalis, Steve E. Cook, Merle Hale, Dick Hartsock, Harry W. Peterson, Fred R. Sikyta, members of the City Council of the City of Lincoln & Charles Henkelmann, Appellees, and David C. Pierson, Trustee, Intervenor-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

August 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane L. Nelson, Lincoln, for appellants.

Charles D. Humble, City Atty., Helga L. Kirst, Asst. City Atty., Pierson, Pierson & Fitchett, Lincoln, for intervenor-appellee.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., and C. C. Sheldon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, Brief of Amicus Curiae of State Office of Planning & Programming.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, McCOWN, CLINTON, BRODKEY, and WHITE, JJ.


CLINTON, Justice.

This is an action to have ordinance No. 10634, an amendment to the general zoning ordinances of the City of Lincoln, declared null and void. The District Court denied relief and the plaintiffs have appealed. We affirm.

The amendatory ordinance here at issue changed the zoning classification of a 4.6acre tract from Class A-2, single family dwelling district, to Class C, multiple dwelling district. This change would permit the construction...

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