McGOWAN v. MISS. STATE OIL & GAS BD.

No. 07-CA-59604.

604 So.2d 312 (1992)

John W. McGOWAN v. MISSISSIPPI STATE OIL & GAS BOARD.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied August 12, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David K. McGowan, Jackson, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Tim Waycaster, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and ROBERTSON and McRAE, JJ.


ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I.

Today's appellant challenges the State Oil and Gas Board's denial of permission that he operate salt water disposal wells without a device known as a packer. En route he presents fundamental questions of law and policy in our regulatory state. We consider these with care for at their core they challenge the efficacy of what we have known for near half a century.

We find in the end the Board has been charged by...

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