Legal Opinion
Church v. St. Charles Parish
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 29, 2000No. 00-CA-185PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
IzCANNELLA, Judge.
Defendant, St. Charles Parish, appeals from the trial court judgment in favor of Plaintiffs, Brenda and Joseph Church, awarding them $825,000 for being arbitrary and capricious in its denial of Plaintiffs’ change of occupancy permit. For the reasons which follow, we reverse.
On February 22, 1995, Plaintiffs purchased certain property in St. Charles Parish at a sheriffs sale, which was formerly a barroom or lounge generally known as Godfather’s Lounge. The exact date of its close of business is at issue. On March 27, 1995, Plaintiffs filed a permit application for a change of…
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