Woodard v. City of Decatur

At issue on this appeal is whether the refusal of the Decatur city council to rezone the subject property from an R-1 zoning classification (Residential — Single Family) to an R-4 zoning classification (Residential-Multi Family) was arbitrary and capricious so that the trial court's refusal to grant injunctive relief was manifestly unjust.

Betty Woodard, one of the appellants, purchased the subject property on February 15, 1972, at which time the property was zoned R-1. Ms. Woodard subsequently sold a one-half interest in the property to Merrill Doss. The property contains between 14 and 14.5…