Lindsey v. City of Camden

Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.

This is a zoning case. Appellants sought the rezoning of four pieces of property in the City of Camden from Residential (R-2) property to Business (B-2) property. After the Camden Planning Commission unanimously refused the request, and after the City Board of Directors likewise unanimously refused the request, the appellants filed suit in the Chancery Court. They alleged, inter alia-.

“The action of the city in refusing to rezone the property from residential to business or commercial zone was arbitrary, without legal foundation, and is depriving plaintiffs…