Legal Opinion
Bethune v. City of Mountain Brook
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 5, 1974No. SC 689PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDOX, Justice. *
This appeal raises these questions:
1. Can a municipality agree to permit a real estate developer to file a subdivision plat at a later time ?
2. Can a municipality enter into an oral agreement ?
3. Were there disputed material facts presented which would prevent the entry of a summary judgment?
The Bethunes (appellants) owned property adjacent to property bought by the Board of Education of the City of Mountain Brook from Nelson Weaver Mortgage Co., Inc. for a school. The Bethunes and the Mountain Brook Board of Education entered into an agreement in which the Bethunes agreed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Coit v. City of Grand RapidsMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
- City of Mobile v. Mobile Electric Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Greeson Mfg. Co. v. County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- Cox v. CoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer Board v. DeanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
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3Cited by18 opinions
- SHADES, ETC. v. Cobbs, Allen & Hall Mortg. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Hendrix, Mohr & Yardley, Inc. v. City of DaphneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Ex Parte RamsaySupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Durham v. HarbinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Marsh v. Birmingham Bd. of Ed.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
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