Public Relations Counsel, Inc. v. City of Mobile

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of the City of Mobile (“City”), on one count of a complaint filed by Public Relations Counsel, Inc. (“PRC”).1 The questions presented for review are whether the trial court properly converted the City’s motion to compel an election of remedies into a motion for summary judgment, and if so, whether that motion was properly granted.

This appeal arose from an attempt by PRC to buy a small strip of property from the City to use as parking spaces for its business located in downtown Mobile. The City deeded the property to PRC in 1982, but…