Users of the Dukeminier and Krier (and now Schill and Alexander) property casebook may recall the 1976 Alabama case of Spiller v. Mackereth, which dealt with relations between two co-tenants of a commerical real estate building in Tuscaloosa. Now the Tuscaloosa News brings a story about a building once owned by Spiller that's probably going to be demolished. As I recall, the Spiller-Mackereth building was next door to this one. I don't have a picture of the other one, so this one will have to do.
I might add that the story's a great one because it details the deliberations of the current owner (a church) about how they could make productive use of the property. A long-term lease won't do for them, because it would tie up the property too long; a shorter lease won't give the prospsective tenants enough time to realize their investment in the property. The church is concerned about treating the future generations fairly--a topic that I understand has been under discusiion a lot of late at GW and elsewhere.
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