Town of Gulf Shores v. Lamar Advertising of Mobile, Inc.

ALMON, Justice.

Lamar Advertising of Mobile, Inc., filed this action seeking equitable relief and money damages. The trial court granted an injunction and dismissed the damages claim. The defendants, the Town of Gulf Shores and several of its officials, appeal from the granting of the injunction, and Lamar cross-appeals from the dismissal of the damages claim.

In July 1985 Lamar leased two parcels of property, one on either side of the intra-coastal waterway bridge over which Highway 59 enters Gulf Shores, for the construction of a large billboard on each parcel of property. After securing the…