Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.

1926 United States Supreme Court case that permitted city zoning

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Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U.S. 365 (1926), more commonly known as Euclid v. Ambler, was a United States Supreme Court landmark case[1] argued in 1926. It was the first significant case regarding the relatively new practice of zoning. The Supreme Court's finding that local ordinance zoning was a valid exercise of the police power bolstered zoning in the United States and influenced other countries.

Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
Argued January 27, 1926
Reargued October 12, 1926
Decided November 22, 1926
Full case nameVillage of Euclid, Ohio, et al. v. Ambler Realty Company
Citations272 U.S. 365 (more)
47 S. Ct. 114; 71 L. Ed. 303; 1926 U.S. LEXIS 8; 4 Ohio L. Abs. 816; 54 A.L.R. 1016
Case history
PriorAppeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Holding
The Court held that the zoning ordinance was not an unreasonable extension of the village's police power and did not have the character of arbitrary fiat, and thus it was not unconstitutional.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Associate Justices
Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · Willis Van Devanter
James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis
George Sutherland · Pierce Butler
Edward T. Sanford · Harlan F. Stone
Case opinions
MajoritySutherland, joined by Taft, Holmes, Brandeis, Sanford, Stone
DissentVan Devanter, McReynolds, Butler
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV
  1. ^ "Village of Euclid v. Ambler Reality Co. - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. Retrieved May 19, 2014.

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