Barber v. Fields

This case arises from a dispute between the City of Pell City and landowners over a 1990 City ordinance that cut off water and other services to new customers whose property was located beyond the City's corporate limits. The City of Pell City, its mayor, and its building inspector (hereinafter together referred to as "City") sought a declaratory judgment to determine whether the City's actions in enacting and enforcing the ordinance caused the City to be liable to Beverly and Roddy Barber and Amatex, Inc., the Barbers' development corporation (hereinafter together referred to as the…