Legal Opinion
Martin v. Board of Adjustment of Enterprise
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 30, 1985No. Civ. 4420PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a zoning case.
The Board of Adjustment of the City of Enterprise, Alabama, rejected the property owners' request for a zoning variance; appeal was taken to the Circuit Court of Coffee County. After a trial de novo, the trial court denied the request for the zoning variance.
From this decision, the property owners appeal, contending that the trial court's denial of the request for a variance constituted palpable error. We disagree and affirm.
Viewing the record with the attendant presumptions of correctness, the following is revealed.
The property owners, Willie and Ida Martin, wanted to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nelson v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Walls v. City of GuntersvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Priest v. GriffinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- Sanders v. BD. OF ADJ. OF CITY OF CHICKASAWCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Thompson, Weinman & Co. v. Board of AdjustmentSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Ex Parte ChapmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- CITY OF RUSSELLVILLE ZONING BD. v. VernonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Richard Roeser Professional Builder, Inc. v. Anne Arundel CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
- Lawless v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- City of Mobile, Ala. v. SullivanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1995
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