Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Lauderdale County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 16, 1990No. 88-557, 88-583PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendants, Lauderdale County ("County") and the State of Alabama ("State"), seek review of the Court of Civil Appeals' judgment reversing a summary judgment entered by the trial court in favor of the County and the State. We reverse and remand.
On April 14, 1987, the Lauderdale County Commission ("Commission") authorized Waste Contractors, Inc. ("WCI"), to operate a solid waste landfill near Zip City in northern Lauderdale County (hereinafter referred to as the "Greenbrier site").
On that date, without conducting a hearing, the Commission adopted the following resolution:
"THEREFORE BE IT…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Parke v. BradleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- McCausland v. Tide-Mayflower Mov. & StorageSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Chatman v. City of PrichardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Browning-Ferris Industries of Alabama, Inc. v. PeguesDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1987
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Beavers v. County of WalkerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- DuLaney v. Oklahoma State Department of HealthSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
- Carter v. City of HaleyvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- Brown's Ferry Waste Disposal v. TrentSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Krupp Oil Co., Inc. v. YearganSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
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