Florida Processing Co. v. State ex rel. Gerstein

PEARSON, Judge.

The Florida Processing Company has appealed two orders directing it to cease operations at its rendering plant. The proceedings in the trial court began with a complaint by the State of Florida against the corporate appellant. The complaint by the public authority was an attempt to limit the pollution of the air and waters of Dade County. The basis of the complaint was an allegation that the rendering plant was a public nuisance because of the pollutants emitted. The Company chose not to contest the complaint on its merits. Instead, it entered into a stipulation by which it was…