Adams v. Mississippi State Oil & Gas Board

McMILLIN, C.J.,

for the court.

¶ 1. This matter originated as a statutorily-authorized appeal to the Chancery Court of Lincoln County seeking judicial review of a decision by the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board to adopt a rule governing the proper disposal of waste material from gas production sites containing radioactive material. The chancery court found that the appeal had not been properly perfected within the time permitted by the statute and dismissed the proceeding. It is on that narrow issue that the case now comes before this Court.

¶ 2. We deal with a pure question of law since the facts…