Legal Opinion

Bickerstaff Clay Products Co. v. Harris County Ex Rel. Board of Commissioners

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 16, 1996No. 94-9215PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:

In this case, a company challenges under several provisions of state and federal law the decision of a county board of commissioners to rezone the company’s property. The district court granted injunctive relief in favor of the company, and the county took this interlocutory appeal. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and vacate in part.

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The property in question is a landlocked 161-acre tract located in southwest Harris County, Georgia, along Interstate Highway 185. Appellee Biekerstaff Clay Products, Inc. (“Biekerstaff’), a brick…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by43 opinions

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