Ryan v. City of Bay Minette

The plaintiffs, Michael Ryan, Katherine Ryan, A.C. McDonald, Pauline Stuart, and Laverne Garner, appeal from a summary judgment for the defendants, the Trotman Company, Inc. ("Trotman"), and the City of Bay Minette, in this action to enjoin a commercial real estate development alleged to be in violation of a city zoning ordinance. We reverse and remand.

The plaintiffs own residential property on Seventh Street in the City of Bay Minette ("the city"). Trotman has obtained the city's approval to construct a shopping center across the street from the plaintiff's property.1 There is no dispute…