Nectow v. City of Cambridge
| Nectow v. City of Cambridge | |
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| Argued April 19, 1928 Decided May 14, 1928 | |
| Full case name | Nectow v. City of Cambridge |
| Citations | 277 U.S. 183 (more) 277 U.S. 183, 48 S. Ct. 447, 72 L.Ed. 842 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts |
| Holding | |
| The governmental power to interfere by zoning regulations with the general rights of the land owner by restricting the character of his use cannot be imposed if it does not bear a substantial relation to the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Sutherland |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. | |
Nectow v. City of Cambridge was a United States Supreme Court case argued in 1928. The Supreme Court reversed the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling, and found that the invasion of the plaintiff's property right was "serious and highly injurious," and that the placement of the locus of the zoning ordinance would not promote the health, safety, convenience or general welfare of the inhabitants of Cambridge. [1] It, along with Euclid v. Ambler, makes up the Supreme Court's case law on zoning.
References
- ^ Nectow v. City of Cambridge, 277 US 183, 188 (1928).
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