Legal Opinion
Watson v. Norris
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 21, 1968No. 6 Div. 531PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARWOOD, Justice.
Stephen D. Watson and Dorothy L. Watson are the owners of land in Jefferson County. This land has previously been zoned as A-l Agriculture District. In March 1967, the Watsons executed to Vulcan Materials Company an option to purchase this land.
The Zoning Resolution passed by the Jefferson County Planning Commission with respect to uses permitted of property zoned A-l provides in part that a “building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes: 13. Removal of chert, gravel, stone, clay, coal, iron and other ores.”
The Zoning Resolution further provides in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Fletcher v. BarnardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- King v. KendrickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Reynolds v. Vulcan Materials CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
3Cited by9 opinions
- City of Homewood v. CaffeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Budget Inn of Daphne, Inc. v. City of DaphneSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Gayton Triangle Land Co. v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- City of Gadsden v. EntrekinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Ex parte ChesnutSupreme Court of Alabama · 2016
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