City of Huntsville v. STOVE HOUSE 5, INC.

LYONS, Justice.

The City of Huntsville (“Huntsville”), the plaintiff in a declaratory-judgment action, appeals from a summary judgment in *188favor of Stove House 5, Inc. (“Stove House”). We affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Huntsville experienced significant economic growth and geographic expansion in the 1950s. In 1956 the Alabama Legislature passed Act No. 86, the stated purpose of which was “[t]o alter, extend, re-arrange, and re-define the boundaries and corporate limits of the City of Huntsville, annexing certain territory to the city, and making provision for the assessment and…