METALS RECYCLING CO., INC. v. MacCarone

OPINION

FAY, Chief Judge.

This is a petition for certiorari brought by the petitioner, a scrap-metal salvage company, from the Johnston Town Council’s denial of the petitioner’s license-renewal application. We reverse.

The petitioner, Metals Recycling Co., Inc., is in the business of shredding metals, primarily from used automobiles, into scrap for resale. In 1979 petitioner acquired a shredder, constructed a building to house the shredder, and commenced its shredding operation. The petitioner has annually applied for and received operating licenses from the town under local ordinances, Johnston…