BD. OF SUP'RS OF HARRISON v. WASTE MGMT. OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.

No. 1999-CA-00100-SCT.

759 So.2d 397 (2000)

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HARRISON COUNTY, Mississippi and Harrison County, Mississippi v. WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Meadows, Karen J. Young, Gulfport, Attorneys for Appellants.

John C. Henegan, John A. Crawford, Jackson, L. Lee Tyner, Jr., Attorneys for Appellee.

BEFORE PITTMAN AND BANKS, P.JJ., AND MILLS, J.


BANKS, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This case presents the issue whether the holder of a landfill permit for a portion of a parcel of land is entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard where the county proposes an ordinance, ostensibly in the exercise of its police power, which would restrict use of the balance of the land such that landfill use would not be permitted. We conclude that the exercise of police power in this instance cannot abrogate...

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