City of Jackson v. Morley

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TOM S. LEE, District Judge.

The building commonly known as the King Edward Hotel (King Edward) is a twelve story building that was built approximately 60 years ago in what is now the western section of downtown Jackson, Mississippi. The block in which the King Edward is located is occupied primarily by office buildings. The railroad station, several stores and a hotel are situated across the street. The King Edward had been vacant for approximately thirteen years when the defendants, Dean Morley and Margaret Laurence, acquired it in February 1981. The plaintiff, the…