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Legal Citation: 272 U.S. 365 (1926)

Appellant
Village of Euclid, Ohio

Appellee
Ambler Realty Co.

Appellant's Claim
That a decree of the U.S. District Court for Northern District of Ohio enjoining enforcement of village zoning regulations should be reversed.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
James Metzenbaum

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Newton D. Baker

Justices for the Court
Louis D. Brandeis, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edward Terry Sanford, Harlan Fiske Stone, George Sutherland (writing for the Court), William Howard Taft

Justices Dissenting
Pierce Butler, James Clark McReynolds, Willis Van Devanter

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
22 November 1926

Decision
The Court upheld the village's right to enact zoning, reversing the Ohio court's decision.