City of Louisville v. Bryan S. McCoy, Inc.

CULLEN, Commissioner.

In June 1954 the City of Louisville adopted an ordinance rezoning, from “E” Com mercial to “B” Two-Family Residential, a small block of land, subdivided into 10 lots, on the -outskirts of the city. In an action by Bryan S. McCoy, Inc., the owner of one of the lots, the court held the ordinance void, on the ground that it was arbitrary and unreasonable. The city has appealed.

The block in question is in the form of a trapezium, being bounded on the south by Taylorsville Road, on the west by Cannon’s Lane, on the northwest by Janet Avenue, and on the northeast by the city…