Blair v. Yancy

J. Seaborn Holt, Associate Justice.

On March 28, 1958, appellant, Blair, purchased a piece of property at 1514 Maryland (West 9th Street) in Little Bock, for the purpose of establishing thereon an embalming business. This property was zoned for business and commercial purposes and following the issuance of a permit to him, by the city, to engage in the embalming business on the property, Blair began the construction of a building 14 feet wide, 22 feet long and about 9 feet high. After he had expended about $1,000 on the property a number of citizens residing in the area filed a petition…