Legal Opinion

Wilgus v. City of Murfreesboro

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided February 28, 1975PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DROWOTA, Judge.

OPINION

Appellants seek reversal of a judgment of the Chancery Court for Rutherford County declaring a zoning ordinance of the City of Murfreesboro void as violative of the City Charter.

The Murfreesboro City Council on August 15,1974, enacted an ordinance rezoning certain property owned by appellants from a Medium Density Residential District (R-2) to an Intermediate Business District (B-2), which would permit use of the property for a proposed shopping mall.

On September 5 appellees, owners of nearby residential property, brought suit challenging the ordinance, naming as…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rutherford v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Barnes v. IngramTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
  3. White v. HenryTennessee Supreme Court · 1955

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Edwards v. AllenTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  2. City of Lebanon v. BairdTennessee Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Westland West Community Ass'n v. Knox CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  4. State Ex Rel. SCA Chemical Services, Inc. v. SanidasCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
  5. City of St. Mary's v. St. Mary's Native Corp.Alaska Supreme Court · 2000

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