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VILLAGE OF BELLE TERRE v. BORAAS

No. 73-191.

416 U.S. 1 (1974)

94 S.Ct. 1536

39 L.Ed.2d 797

VILLAGE OF BELLE TERRE ET AL. v. BORAAS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 1, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard E. Gegan argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief was James J. von Oiste.

Lawrence G. Sager argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Melvin L. Wulf and Burt Neuborne.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Belle Terre is a village on Long Island's north shore of about 220 homes inhabited by 700 people. Its total land area is less than one square mile. It has restricted land use to one-family dwellings excluding lodging houses, boarding houses, fraternity houses, or multiple-dwelling houses. The word "family" as used in the ordinance means, "[o]ne or more persons related by blood, adoption, or marriage, living and...

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