Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality v. Weems

SMITH, Justice.

This case comes on appeal from the Scott County Chancery Court. The plaintiffs, Weems’ et al, (Weems), filed suit to prevent the transfer of a solid waste landfill permit from Betco, Inc. to Chambers, MS. The permit was issued to Betco on November 28, 1989. Betco then negotiated to sell the landfill to Chambers, MS. During this period, *268Chambers contracted with Betco to operate the landfill. It submitted a request to the Department of Environmental Quality to have Betco’s permit transferred to Chambers. The request was denied on January 8, 1991, largely because the Mississippi…