Powers v. City of Cordele

Webb, Judge.

Sam Powers, Sr. and Sam Powers, Jr., father and son, filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against the City of Cordele, Crisp County and Rupert H. Mixon as building inspector and zoning officer of Crisp County, seeking to declare void a zoning regulation adopted by Crisp County and an ordinance passed by the Cordele City Commission purporting to annex certain property owned by them as tenants in common.

The case was tried without a jury and the trial judge made the following findings of fact, which are supported by the record. On July 5, 1972 each plaintiff was the owner of a…