Abstract
The purpose of this comment is to present the idea that zoning laws should be construed as safety ordinances and that, as such, violations of them should be admissible as evidence of negligence in civil actions. A brief history of zoning and a discussion of the purposes of zoning presently recognized by the courts are followed by a consideration of recognized safety statutes and the evidentiary significance given them by the courts as related to modern zoning laws.
Introduction
Zoning Foundations and History
Zoning—Its Purposes
Violations of Safety Statutes and Ordinances in Comparison
Conclusion
Recommended Citation
Leroy W. Orton,
Zoning Laws as Evidence of Negligence,
47 Neb. L. Rev. 732
(1968)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol47/iss4/7