Greystone at Auburn, LLC v. The City of Auburn, Alabama

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION GREYSTONE AT AUBURN, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACT. NO. 3:20-cv-00022-ECM ) (WO) THE CITY OF AUBURN, ALABAMA, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM ORDER and OPINION I. INTRODUCTION At issue in this case is whether a contract for the purchase of land is binding on the Defendant, the City of Auburn (“the City”). Also at issue is the contract’s assignment and interpretation. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the City built a road extension after purchasing a right of way from the owners of Lipscomb Land…