Central Motors Corp. v. City of Pepper Pike

In this declaratory judgment action, plaintiff-landowner asserted that defendant-city prevented plaintiffs intended use of the subject property by invalid zoning revaluation. The trial court conducted a trial and dismissed plaintiffs case at the close of plaintiff’s evidence. This court reversed that ruling and remanded the case for further proceedings. Thereafter, the city rezoned the property in a manner that still prohibited plaintiffs proposed use, and then moved to dismiss the case as moot. Plaintiff responded with a motion to amend its complaint, in order to assert that the new zoning…