Petty v. Barrentine

HOWERTON, Judge.

The appellants appeal from a summary judgment granted by the Jefferson Circuit Court. The appellants brought this action against the Fiscal Court of Jefferson County and others challenging the rezoning of neighboring property from residential to commercial. The appellees became defendants in the circuit court after they purchased the property in question. The appel-lees pled that they had a vested right to construct and operate a Convenient Food Mart on the property even if the zoning amendment was ultimately declared to be invalid. The trial court severed the vested rights…