Zepp v. Mayor & Council of Athens

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs Richard G. Zepp, Calvin C. Seaquist, William R. Walinow, Jr., and J. David Carter, brought this class action lawsuit in Clarke County Superior Court against the Mayor and Council of the City of Athens, Georgia. In their complaint, plaintiffs allege that they purchase water from the City of Athens “through meters located outside the City Limits of the City of Athens, but inside Clarke County, Georgia”; that the City of Athens is a municipal corporation which “operates its water system as a proprietary venture for economic gain”; and, that the water rates…