City of Lavergne v. Southern Silver, Inc.

CRAWFORD, Judge.

In July, 1989, the plaintWappellant, City of Lavergne, (hereinafter “City”) sought in-junctive relief against the defendant/appellee, Southern Silver Inc. (hereinafter “Southern Silver”), a company that retrieves the silver in old film and x-rays by melting down the film, after the City had received many complaints from residents about smoke, odor and illness that resulted from Southern Silver’s operations. In its complaint, the City alleged that Southern Silver was operating an incinerator in violation of a city zoning ordinance. The Chancery Court granted a temporary…