Hopkins v. City of Mendenhall

CARLTON,

J., for the Court:

¶ 1. On June 1, 2010, upon petition by the First Baptist Church of Mendenhall, Mississippi (“the Church”), the City of Mendenhall (“the City”) adopted Ordinance 244, which closed and vacated a portion of East Court Street in Menden-hall. Miriam Hopkins1 appealed the City’s decision to the Simpson County Circuit Court. After a hearing, the circuit court upheld the City’s adoption of Ordinance 244.

¶ 2. Hopkins appeals to this Court, raising the following issues: whether (1) the petition and amended petition filed on behalf of the Church lacked proper form and was void;…