“COURT WARNS DEVELOPERS NOT TO RELY ON LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO KNOW THE CORRECT ZONNING OF THEIR PROPERTY”:

INDEMNIFICATION OF MUNICIPALITES AGAINST LIABLITY Historically municipalities were indemnified against liability for negligent omissions (failure to perform a duty that is legally due). However, one merely has to look at our case law to see that this has been done away with. All bodies (public or private) exercising public power owe a duty of care […]