Pierro v. Baxendale
Supreme Court of New Jersey
118 A.2d 401 (1955)
Relevant factsFree
The Pierros (plaintiffs) owned land zoned for rooming houses but not motels in Palisades Park (defendant) and sought to build a motel there, challenging the ordinance's distinction between the two uses as unreasonable; the trial court agreed and ordered a permit issued, and Palisades Park appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a zoning ordinance forbidding motels but permitting rooming houses within the same zone is arbitrary and capricious in violation of due process.