Cannon v. Clayton County

Clarke, Justice.

This appeal presents the question whether a county may impose a moratorium on the issuance of building permits to appellants here. Appellants sought to build mobile homes on land zoned for that use and filed a suit for mandamus in the Superior Court of Clayton County after the county refused to issue the necessary permits. The trial court denied all relief and appellants bring this appeal, alleging that 1) the imposition of the moratorium violated the constitutional rights of property owners whose rights in the property as zoned had vested, and 2) they are entitled to mandamus…