Beavers v. County of Walker

The plaintiffs, Ralph Beavers and nine other residents of Walker County, appeal from a judgment entered by the Walker Circuit Court in favor of the defendants, the County of Walker (the "County"), the Walker County Commission (the "Commission"), the Walker County Solid Waste Disposal Authority (the "Authority"), and Browning-Ferris Industries of Alabama, Inc. ("BFI"). The plaintiffs had sought a declaratory judgment and preliminary and permanent injunctions to enjoin the defendants from constructing a sanitary solid waste landfill on 680 acres in eastern Walker County, near Dora, adjacent to…