Edwards v. Allen

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• noting that “the chancellor concluded that the suit was filed after the ten-year statute of limitations, the longest possible period”
• county board of commission may not rezone property unless planning commission has first considered zoning change
• “It is clear that void still means void and lapse of time cannot validate an ordinance [or order] void ab initio.”
• “Because the ordinance is void ab initio, a statute of limitations is no defense.”
• “Because the altered amendment was substantial and was not returned to the planning commission for further consideration, the Rutherford County Board of Commission had no jurisdiction to rezone ninety acres when the public notice described ten.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).