Legal Opinion

Squires v. City of Saraland

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 23, 2005No. 2030874PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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This appeal, transferred from the Supreme Court pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 12-2-7(6), concerns whether a municipality may properly require a resident of that municipality who seeks to provide day care for no more than five children per day in her house to obtain a "special exception"1 to a municipal zoning ordinance where (a) the municipality issued a business license to the applicant; (b) the zoning ordinance had not previously been enforced against other…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Automobile Club of Mich. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Ex Parte Board of Zoning AdjustmentSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  3. Mazer v. Jackson Ins. AgencySupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  4. Ex Parte HuntSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  5. Smith v. Style Advertising, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ex Parte SquiresSupreme Court of Alabama · 2006
  2. Mousseau v. City of Daphne Board of Zoning AdjustmentsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
  3. N.J.J. v. Wesfam Restaurants, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2008
  4. Squires v. City of SaralandCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2007
  5. Squires v. City of SaralandCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2005

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