Patterson v. Robinson

ALMON, Justice.

The defendants, Ernest Patterson and William Buck, owners of the Baldwin County Raceway, appeal from a judgment granting injunctive relief to the plaintiffs, all of whom own property close to the racetrack. The issue for our review is whether the trial court abused its discretion by imposing certain restrictions upon the defendants’ operation of the racetrack.

In May 1989, Patterson and Buck decided to construct a racetrack on a 15-acre plot in Baldwin County; this plot is surrounded by an area that is partially residential and partially commercial/industrial. Two of the nearby…