Board of County Commissioners v. Simmons

This writ of error is directed to a judgment of the district court of Jefferson County which set aside an order of the Board of County Commissioners — referred to herein as the Board — denying a change of zoning from Residential-Two (R-2) to Residential-Trailer (R-T). The parties who sought to have their property rezoned will be referred to as landowners.

The landowners instituted suit in the district court by *349filing a complaint which contained two claims for relief. The first claim sought review of the Board’s action by certiorari on the ground that the decision was arbitrary and capricious.…