State Ex Rel. Whiteco Industries, Inc. v. Bowers

JAMES R. DOWD, Judge.

Whiteeo Industries, Inc. (“Whiteeo”) filed a petition in prohibition to prevent the City of Bridgeton (“Bridgeton”) from enforcing its building code and billboard ordinance to its off-premises advertising sign (“sign” or “billboard”). The trial court entered a preliminary order in prohibition. Subsequently, Bridgeton filed a petition for declaratory judgment and injunction against Whiteeo, to declare that its building code and billboard ordinance were valid and enforceable as applied to Whiteco’s billboard, and to enjoin Whiteeo from going forward with its proposed sign…