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Robinson Township v. Knoll
Facts
Donald and Merle Knoll (Defendants) placed a mobile home on their property, which is located within Robinson Township (Plaintiff). Plaintiff has an ordinance providing that mobile homes are permitted only in mobile home parks. Defendants’ land is not approved as a mobile home park, although there is no reason why it could not be approved as one. Plaintiff sued Defendants, seeking an injunction requiring them to remove the mobile home. It claimed that Defendants had violated the ordinance, that they had not sought the necessary building permits before establishing their mobile home, and that their mobile home was a nuisance. Defendants in turn argued that the ordinance was unconstitutional because it arbitrarily and capriciously prohibited a proper use of land, and because it was overbroad. The trial court ruled against Defendants which was reversed on appeal on constitutional grounds. Plaintiff appealed to the state supreme court.
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