Sunday, February 22, 2026

Euclid Case


Welcome to Euclid!

So long as you are not a "parasite" or a "pig in the parlor" to quote Justice Sutherland's interesting way of describing "apartment houses" and, I assume, those who wish to live in apartments in nice residential areas.

By the way, here is a Latin refresher for y'all:

"An ancient common law maxim, sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas (one must use one's property so as not to injure another's property)." (see casebook p. 758).

How do apartments (and the people who live in apartments) "injure" single-family homeowners?

Make sure you read note 3 on page 761 carefully? What do you think about the lower court's take on zoning? Is it fair? Unfair?