Stone v. City of Wilton

A couple with last name Stone bought an un-developed 6-acre property in Wilton, Iowa. This property was zoned for multi-family residential use.

Stones filed a plat for a housing complex with mutli-family units & applied for a building permit.

In the midst of the Stone building plans, the local zoning commission recommended downsizing multi-family use to single-family use in the Stone area.

The city of Wilton denied the Stone application for a building permit for a multi-family use housing complex.

Stone sued Wilton seeking an invalidation of the re-zoning to single-family use in their area. Stone, moreover, sought an injunction and remedy in the form of money damages due to opportunity cost while litigating the matter.