PUBLIC REL. COUNSEL, INC. v. CITY OF MOBILE

78-300.

381 So.2d 15 (1980)

PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSEL, INC. v. CITY OF MOBILE, a Municipal Corporation; and Mobile Housing Board, a body corporate and politic organized under the laws of the State of Alabama, jointly and severally.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

February 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stova F. McFadden and J. H. Fernandez, of McFadden, Riley & Parker, Mobile, for appellant.

William R. Lauten, Thomas M. Galloway, Mobile, for appellees.


MADDOX, Justice.

The principal issue in this case is whether a municipality may contractually waive or restrict its power of eminent domain.

The facts of this case are as follows:

Plaintiff, Public Relations Counsel, Inc., is the owner of Lot 2, Block 4 of the East Church Urban Renewal Area (the Area) in Mobile. One of the defendants, the Mobile Housing Board, is the owner of Lot 1, Block 4 of the Area. The...

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