Court Opinion

ID: 9669988
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 03:12:00.953621+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:01.482693
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*44M. S. Coleman, J.
(concurring). I agree that the ordinance violates the guarantees of equal protection of the laws. The findings of fact made by the trial judge conclusively demonstrate that the classification is purely arbitrary, bearing no rational relationship to a permissible statutory objective. See Reed v Reed, 404 US 71; 92 S Ct 251; 30 L Ed 2d 225 (1971) and Village of Belle Terre v Boraas, 416 US 1; 94 S Ct 1536; 39 L Ed 2d 797 (1974).
As to the questions of estoppel and exemplary damages, I concur in Justice Williams’ analysis. I agree that the Court of Appeals should be reversed and the trial court’s judgment reinstated.