Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. Mayo
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 23, 1988No. Civ. 6389PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Gary and Linda Mayo (the Mayos) petitioned the Planning Commission of Rainbow City to rezone their property. The Planning Commission approved the petition and notified the Mayor and City Council of Rainbow City (Council) of the proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance. A public hearing on the proposed amendment was held at the regular Council meeting in April 1986. However, the Council failed to bring this proposal to a vote on this occasion and on two subsequent occasions.
The Mayos filed a petition for mandamus in the Circuit Court of Etowah County seeking to require the Council to bring…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Food Service Distributors, Inc. v. BarberSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Tyler v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- United States v. FlorianSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- McKiever v. King & Hatch, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Swann v. StovallCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987
3Cited by1 opinion
- Fullilove v. HOME FINANCE CO., INC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996