Legal Opinion

Bd. of Adj. of City of Mobile v. Pierce

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 4, 1987No. Civ. 5531PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRADLEY, Presiding Judge.

Appellees applied for and were denied a use variance by the Board of Adjustment of the City of Mobile (the Board). Pursuant to section 11-52-81, Code 1975, appel-lees appealed to the Circuit Court of Mobile County and were granted the variance. The Board appeals the jury’s issuance of the variance.

The Board contends that no evidence was presented establishing the existence of any special conditions that would warrant any less than a literal enforcement of the applicable zoning ordinance. Thus, the Board maintains that the trial court erred when it submitted the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nelson v. DonaldsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  2. Arant v. Board of Adjustment of City of MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
  3. Davis v. BalthropSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  4. BD. OF ADJUSTMENT OF PRICHARD v. CreelCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  5. City of Mobile v. CunninghamCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1971

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Board of Zoning Adjus. v. Dauphin UphamCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  2. BD. OF ADJ. OF CITY OF MOBILE v. MurphyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991

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