1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Conn.
  4. 220 Conn.
  5. 220 Conn. 61 (1991)
 

DINAN v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

(14208)

220 Conn. 61 (1991)

DARLENE M. DINAN ET AL. v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF STRATFORD

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 13, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Florek, town attorney, with whom was Benjamin S. Proto, Jr., assistant town attorney, for the appellant (defendant).

Christopher J. Smith, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

Dwight H. Merriam, James P. Horan and Philip D. Tegeler filed a brief for the Connecticut Civil Liberties Union Foundation et al. as amici curiae.

PETERS, C. J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO, BORDEN and SANTANIELLO, JS.

SHEA, J.

The plaintiffs, James and Darlene Dinan, appealed from a decision of the defendant board of zoning appeals of the town of Stratford (board) sustaining a cease and desist order of the zoning enforcement officer that directed them to terminate the use of their property, which is located in a single-family residence zone of Stratford, as a rooming house. The trial court sustained the appeal, holding, inter alia, that the definition

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