Legal Opinion

Foster & Kleiser Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. University Furniture Galleries, Inc.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 19, 1986No. Civ. 5415PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

This is a zoning case. The issue is whether the court abused its discretion by affirming the zoning board’s denial of a request for variance from the City’s sign ordinance.

Foster and Kleiser Outdoor Advertising, Inc. (F & K), appeals the circuit court’s denial of its request for a variance to permit the continued existence of a nonconforming sign. That judgment was entered in a trial de novo on an appeal brought by University Furniture Galleries, Inc. (University), which claimed to be a “party aggrieved” by the decision of the Board of Zoning Adjustment (Board). The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Nelson v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  2. Board of Zoning Adjustment v. BoykinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
  3. Priest v. GriffinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  4. Crowder v. Zoning Bd. of AdjustmentCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  5. Moore v. PettusSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Board of Zoning AdjustmentSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  2. Cobb v. City of New HopeCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996

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