BERRY, MAYOR, ETC. v. Embrey

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding city officials act outside of their authority when denying building permit where existing requirements are met, and aggrieved property owner may obtain a writ of mandamus or may appeal from the order of the municipality denying such permit
• A permit to erect a structure which conforms to building regulations cannot be denied because of proposed use where not zoned against such use
• A permit to erect a structure which conforms to building regulations cannot be denied because of proposed use where not zoned against such use

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• City of Madison v. Bryan
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2000-05-11· cited 64×
• Southpark Square Limited, a Mississippi Corporation v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, State Highway Department of the State of Mississippi
  Fifth Circuit· 1977-12-27· cited 60×
• Thompson v. Mayfield
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1967-12-11· cited 15×
• Roundstone Development, LLC v. City of Natchez
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2013-01-17· cited 12×
• Lancaster v. City of Columbus
  N.D. Mississippi· 1971-11-08· cited 8×
• Roundstone Development, LLC v. City of Natchez
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2011-11-15· cited 8×
• Bond v. City of Moss Point
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1970-10-19· cited 7×
• VINEYARD INVESTMENTS, LLC v. City of Madison
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2009-01-20· cited 6×
• City of Jackson v. Kirkland
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1973-04-16· cited 4×
• Tinseltown Cinema, LLC v. City of Olive Branch, Mississippi
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2015-03-03· cited 3×
• City of Jackson v. Ridgway
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1972-01-31· cited 1×
• Roundstone Development, LLC v. City of Natchez, Mississippi
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 2010-01-14
• City of Madison v. Steve Bryan
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1997-08-28

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Norcross v. Board of Appeal of Building Department
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1926-02-27· cited 69×
• BALLARD, MAYOR, ETC. v. Smith
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1958-12-08· cited 42×
• Turner v. Board of Appeals
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1940-02-02· cited 19×
• CITY OF HATTIESBURG, MISS. v. Pittman
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1958-05-05· cited 10×
• MAYOR, ETC., CITY OF PONTOTOC v. White
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1957-03-25· cited 9×