Crabtree v. City of Birmingham

JONES, Justice.

This is an appeal from the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, in equity, wherein a final decree was rendered adverse to appellant/complainant, James C. Crabtree, III, who filed a Bill of Declaratory Judgment praying that City of Birmingham Ordinance 69-75 be declared unconstitutional.

Crabtree concedes that the City of Birmingham possesses the power to regulate the wrecker business within the corporate limits of that city. He does contest, however, the power of the municipality to grant an exclusive contract to one wrecker service for operation of a wrecker business and at the…