Legal Opinion
Standard Oil Company v. City of Gadsden
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided January 25, 1967No. Civ. A. 66-419PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GROOMS, District Judge.
This is an action for a declaration that a certain ordinance of the City of Gadsden, Alabama, is unconstitutional and for a permanent injunction against its enforcement.
Since July, 1959, the plaintiff, Standard Oil Company, has owned and operated a retail service station at 1900 Rainbow Drive, within the police jurisdiction of the City of Gadsden. The facilities at this station for storage of gasoline are presently three 1,000 gallon underground tanks. Desiring to remodel the station and to increase the capacity of its underground storage facilities, plaintiff applied…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Manorville Borough v. Flenner.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Clark Oil & Refining Corp. v. City of TomahWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- McCoy v. Town of YorkSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
- Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. City of CharlottesvilleCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
- Ex Parte RodgersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Potomac Sand & Gravel Co. v. GovernorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Humble Oil and Refining Co. v. City of GeorgetownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Brininstool v. New Mexico State Board of EducationNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1970
- Cohen v. BredehoeftDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1968
- Autotronic Systems, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. City of Coeur D'alene, an Idaho Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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