Legal Opinion
Robert M. Couf, Mary A. Brown, and Development Finance, Inc. v. Karleen Deblaker
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1981No. 79-3229PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs appeal from the entry of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of the defendants. The suit had its genesis in a Florida zoning dispute, but beyond that there is little agreement among the parties and the issues presented are not clearly delineated. Consequently, it is necessary at the outset to briefly summarize the underlying facts and the history of the litigation.
In 1972 the city of Clearwater, Florida adopted a comprehensive land use plan to guide the long-term growth of the city. Subsequently Pinellas County, in which Clearwater is…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Greenbriar, Ltd. v. City Of AlabasterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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