Legal Opinion
BERRY, MAYOR, ETC. v. Embrey
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 1960No. 41490PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
This controversy arose over the denial of a building permit to appellee Embrey by the Mayor and Commissioners of the City of Laurel. He appealed to the Circuit Court of Jones County, Second Judicial District, which held that the proposed building did not violate existing building codes, the property was located outside the zoned areas, and the denial of the permit was unwarranted. It reversed and remanded the order of the municipal authorities denying the permit.
Dr. L. O. Embrey, Sr., purchased in the northern part of the City of Laurel a 3% acre tract of land. It is bounded on the south by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- BALLARD, MAYOR, ETC. v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
- WALKER v. City of BiloxiMississippi Supreme Court · 1957
- Turner v. Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Brougher v. Board of Public WorksCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Thompson v. MayfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1967
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