Home > Great American Court Cases > Bean v. Southwestern Waste Management Corp.

Legal Citation: 482 F.Supp. 673 (1979)

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.

Significance
The decision established various factors that must be met by an individual in successfully charging that a land use decision is discriminatory. An intent to...