Browning v. City of Poplar Bluff

HOGAN, Judge.

In this case, the plaintiffs, who are the owners and operators of a junk yard and automobile salvage business, sought to enjoin the enforcement of a penal ordinance enacted by the defendant City. The trial court granted a temporary injunction. The City then filed an Answer, and the cause was submitted on stipulated facts. The trial court then dissolved the temporary injunction and refused a permanent one. The plaintiffs have appealed.

The ordinance in question prohibits the establishment, maintenance or operation of any auto wrecking yard or junk yard within the defendant City,…