Legal Opinion
Moore v. Pettus
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 21, 1954No. 3 Div. 649PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
By virtue of the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the City of Montgomery, which, became effective on November 19, 1948, the property in the 1200 block of Cleveland Avenue was placed within an area .designated as a Residence B District, in which the use of property is limited in the main to dwellings and apartments, but without limitation as to number of occupants.
At the time the zoning ordinance went into effect most of the buildings situated in that block were residences owned and occupied by colored people. Many of those residences were of modern construction and design and…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Marcus v. Village of MamaroneckNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Strain v. MimsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Pritz v. MesserOhio Supreme Court · 1925
- Cassel v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1950
- County of San Diego v. McClurkenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Coleman v. EstesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- Board of Zoning Adjustment v. BoykinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- Budget Inn of Daphne, Inc. v. City of DaphneSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Water Works Board of City of Birmingham v. StephensSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Mason v. MasonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
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