Legal Opinion
Greenbriar, Ltd. v. City of Alabaster
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 1, 1989No. Nos. 88-7086, 88-7204PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The city of Alabaster appeals from a judgment of the district court holding that its rejection of plaintiffs’ request for the rezoning of certain property constituted a violation of substantive due process. The district court ordered that the property at issue be rezoned pursuant to plaintiffs’ request and awarded $75,000 damages. We find that, as the decision of the City was a final one, this question is ripe for adjudication. Furthermore, we hold that the City’s refusal to rezone was not arbitrary and capricious, and hence that plaintiffs suffered no violation of…
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