Goodrich v. Selligman

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

The appellants, Alex Goodrich, Belle Shoulders and Louis Butterweck, are the owners of real estate situated on the west side of south Third street between Lee and Gaulbert streets in Louisville, Kentucky. For many years prior to 1941 the appellee, General Outdoor Advertising Company, had maintained on five vacant lots on the west side of south Third street between Lee and Gaulbert streets three billboards used for advertising purposes. The zoning ordinance of the city of Louisville adopted in 1931 after the erection of these signs or billboards…