Legal Opinion
Rose v. City of Andalusia
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 15, 1947No. 4 Div. 442PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
This bill in equity was brought by the City of Andalusia to restrain the respondent, Joe Rose, from violating a zoning ordinance of said city.
From a decree overruling his demurrer the respondent, Rose, prosecutes this appeal.
The municipalities of this state may enact zoning regulations in accordance with the terms and provisions of §§ 772-785, Title 37, Code 1940.
Under the terms of § 782, Title 37, supra, a municipality may employ injunction to prevent violation of a zoning ordinance. Such.a proceeding may be instituted in the name of the municipality, as was done in this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rosenberg v. City of SelmaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Goldthwaite v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874
- Chapman v. City of TroySupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Alabama CitySupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
- Davis v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Walls v. City of GuntersvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Jefferson County v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Deschamps v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ETC.Indiana Supreme Court · 1961
- Moore v. PettusSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
- DeSchamps v. Board of Zoning AppealsIndiana Supreme Court · 1961
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