Legal Opinion
Benson v. City of Scottsboro
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 24, 1970No. 8 Div. 388PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, in Equity, sustaining pleas in abatement and dismissing the bill.
On August 26, 1968, the City of Scottsboro adopted its ordinance No. 76, which changed the zoning of certain described land within the City of Scottsboro from AG-2 (Agricultural) to B-3 (Business).
The appellants in this case, on October 31, 1968, filed a petition for declaratory judgment on the law side of the Circuit Court of Jackson County against the City of Scottsboro, James L. Steenhuis, Jr., the owner of the land affected by the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Holley v. YoungeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
- Herrington v. City of EufaulaAlabama Court of Appeals · 1951
- A B C Supermarket, Inc. v. American Employers Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1968
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