Guarisco v. City of Daphne

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the issuance of a revenue warrant by the City of Daphne ("the City") to finance the purchase of land adjacent to a retail shopping center on which the City would construct a parking lot violates § 94, Ala. Const. 1901, as amended by Amendment No. 112, Ala. Const. 1901. Because we hold, under the facts of this case, that § 94 does not prohibit the issuance of the warrant to finance the purchase and construction, we affirm the decision of the Baldwin Circuit Court.

The material facts underlying this action are undisputed. In July 2000, the City of…