Hadacheck v. Sebastian
Hadacheck v. Sebastian, 239 U.S. 394 (1915), was an early U.S. Supreme Court case on the constitutionality of zoning ordinances. The Court held that an ordinance of Los Angeles, California, prohibiting the manufacturing of bricks within specified limits of the city did not unconstitutionally deprive the petitioner of his property without due process of law, or deny him equal protection of the laws.
| Hadacheck v. Sebastian | |
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Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued October 22, 1915 Decided December 20, 1915 | |
| Full case name | Hadacheck v. Sebastian, Chief of Police of the City of Los Angeles |
| Citations | 239 U.S. 394 (more) 36 S.Ct. 143; 60 L. Ed. 348; 1915 U.S. LEXIS 1430 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Writ of habeas corpus discharged, Ex parte Hadacheck, 165 Cal. 416, 132 P. 584 (1913); affirmed, Hadacheck v. Alexander, 169 Cal. 616, 147 P. 259 (1915). |
| Holding | |
| An ordinance of Los Angeles prohibiting the manufacturing of bricks within specified limits of the city was a legitimate exercise of the police power. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | McKenna, joined by unanimous |
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