Bean v. Southwestern Waste Management Corp.
Significance, Waste Management In Houston, Laches And State Action, Impact, Further Readings
Plaintiff
Margaret Bean and other Houston residents
Defendant
Southwestern Waste Management Corp.
Plaintiff's Claim
That a decision to issue a permit for a solid waste facility constituted racial discrimination in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Chief Lawyer for Plaintiff
Linda McKeever Bullard
Chief Defense Lawyer
Sim Lake
Judge
McDonald
Place
Houston, Texas
Date of Decision
21 December 1979
Decision
Found in favor of Southwestern and denied a preliminary injunction against the facility siting decision.
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