Holcomb v. City of Clarksdale

The appellant, W. L. Holcomb, Inc., filed its original bill in tbe Chancery Court of Coahoma County against the appellee, City of Clarksdale, seeking to have declared invalid a zoning ordinance of the City of Clarksdale adopted November 12, 1946, insofar as it restricts the use of appellant’s property, described as Lots 1 and '2, in Block 18, Dorr Addition No. 1 to the City of Clarksdale, Mississippi. .

The power of the city to enact the ordinance and the regularity and legality of the proceedings resulting in the enactment of the ordinance are not challenged, but it is claimed by the…