Ridgewood Land Co., Inc. v. Simmons

This suit originated because of a dispute about a zoning order entered by the Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi, over the objection of property owners who lived adjacent to the lands rezoned.

The Ridgewood Land Company, Inc., a Mississippi corporation, domiciled in Hinds County, is engaged in the business of buying land and developing it by building homes, streets, utilities, and all of the essentials for the use of a thriving community, so that it may be sold to the public. The appellant Ridgewood Land Co., Inc., hereinafter called the “Company”, purchased 465 acres of land…