Legal Opinion
Great South Fair v. City of Petal
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided August 16, 1989No. 07-58602PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
548 So.2d 1289 (1989)
The GREAT SOUTH FAIR
v.
The CITY OF PETAL, Mississippi.
No. 07-58602.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
August 16, 1989.
J.B. Van Slyke, Jr., Hattiesburg, for appellant.
Thomas W. Tyner, James L. Quinn, Aultman, Tyner, McNeese & Ruffin, Hattiesburg, for appellee.
Before HAWKINS, P.J., and PRATHER and BLASS, JJ.
PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:
At issue in this appeal is whether a city ordinance enacted under the police power can withstand a challenge when it conflicts with a First Amendment protected interest.
The Great South Fair (the Fair), a Mississippi non-profit corporation,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Schad v. Borough of Mount EphraimSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- John A. Reed, Gerald G. Kaluzny, and Rbk, Ltd. v. Village of ShorewoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Deerfield Medical Center, Medallion Executive Consultants, Inc. v. City of Deerfield Beach, City Commission of Deerfield BeachCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Cinevision Corp. v. City of BurbankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Hill v. London, Stetelman, & Kirkwood, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- James v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Petition of Carpenter v. City of PetalMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
- Winston Hill and Ila Mae Hill, as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Harvey Hill, Deceased v. London, Stetelman, and Kirkwood, Inc., Margaret Denmark Foster, as Administratrix of the Estate of Johnny Clark Carpenter, Deceased v. London, Stetelman, and Kirkwood, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- FREELANCE ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. v. SandersDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2003
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