Legal Opinion
City of Birmingham v. Morris
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 24, 1981No. 79-722PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant City of Birmingham appeals from a lower court judgment granting appellees' prayers for declaratory and injunctive relief and ordering the City of Birmingham to grant appellees' petition for rezoning their property. We affirm.
Appellees, Dewayne N. Morris and Jo T. Morris, own two adjoining lots located at 2915 and 2931 Clairmont Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama. At the time this suit was initiated, the property was classified for zoning purposes as R-6 (Multiple Dwelling Residential).
In late 1979 appellees began their effort to change the zoning classification of their property from R-6…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- City of Miami Beach v. LachmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Leary v. AdamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
- Waters v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- Episcopal Foundation of Jefferson County v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- Marshall v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Budget Inn of Daphne, Inc. v. City of DaphneSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Swann v. Bd. of Zoning AdjustmentCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Byrd Companies, Inc. v. Jefferson CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Sanders v. BD. OF ADJ. OF CITY OF CHICKASAWCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- City of Gadsden v. DownsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
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