Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Mayfield
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1967No. 44637PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice:
The City of Jackson has appealed from a final judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County directing the issuance of the writ of mandamus requiring it to issue a building permit to appellees, Jimmie D. Mayfield and Ella-gene C. Mayfield, for the construction of a church building upon certain property belonging to them in that municipality.
It was stipulated in the record that the property in question is zoned A-l residential. The existing zoning ordinance of the City of Jackson permits the construction of churches in A-l residential districts…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- BERRY, MAYOR, ETC. v. EmbreyMississippi Supreme Court · 1960
- Board of Supervisors v. Mississippi State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1949
- Powell v. State Tax CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
3Cited by15 opinions
- Southpark Square Limited, a Mississippi Corporation v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, State Highway Department of the State of MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- City of Madison v. BryanMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
- Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning v. Van SlykeMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- Fondren v. State Tax CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1977
- VINEYARD INVESTMENTS, LLC v. City of MadisonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2009
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