BROOKS v. CITY OF MEMPHIS


241 S.W.2d 432 (1951)

BROOKS v. CITY OF MEMPHIS et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 16, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evans, Exby, Moriarty & Petree, Memphis, for petitioner.

Frank B. Gianotti, Jr., and Kenneth C. Larkey, both of Memphis, for defendants in error.


GAILOR, Justice.

This appeal presents a petition for certiorari filed in the Circuit Court of Shelby County to strike down an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Memphis, passed April 27, 1948, whereby two lots of the Petitioner's which before the amendment, were zoned "C Commercial" and "B Residential," and by the amendment were restricted to use as "A Residential" properties.

After grant of the writ of certiorari, the City filed a certified...

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