Legal Opinion
Board of Zoning Adjustment v. Boykin
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 21, 1957No. 5 Div. 650PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Justice.
Boykin appealed to the circuit court from a decision rendered by the Board of Zoning Adjustment wherein the Board sustained a decision of the Building Inspector of the City of Lanett in refusing to grant to Boykin a building permit. The circuit court, upon a trial de novo as authorized by § 783, Title 37, Code of 1940, reversed the decision of the Board of Adjustment and entered a judgment granting a permit to Boykin. From that judgment, the Board of Adjustment brings this appeal.
The City of Lanett adopted in 1946, a zoning ordinance. The ordinance provided that any structure…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Marcus v. Village of MamaroneckNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- The Alexander Co. v. City of OwatonnaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- Nelson v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Cole v. City of Battle CreekMichigan Supreme Court · 1941
- Pioneer Insulation & Modernizing Corp. v. City of LynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Andrew v. King CountyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978
- Town of Guilford v. LandonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Hartley v. City of Colorado SpringsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Budget Inn of Daphne, Inc. v. City of DaphneSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Arant v. Board of Adjustment of City of MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
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