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GREAT SOUTH FAIR v. CITY OF PETAL

No. 07-58602.

548 So.2d 1289 (1989)

The GREAT SOUTH FAIR v. The CITY OF PETAL, Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 16, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.B. Van Slyke, Jr., Hattiesburg, for appellant.

Thomas W. Tyner, James L. Quinn, Aultman, Tyner, McNeese & Ruffin, Hattiesburg, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, P.J., and PRATHER and BLASS, JJ.

PRATHER, Justice, for the Court:

At issue in this appeal is whether a city ordinance enacted under the police power can withstand a challenge when it conflicts with a First Amendment protected interest.

The Great South Fair (the Fair), a Mississippi non-profit corporation, brought this injunctive action in the Chancery Court of Forrest County against the City of Petal (the City) challenging the constitutionality of a zoning ordinance passed by the City. The...

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