Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. West Virginia Resource Recovery—Solid Waste Disposal Authority v. Gill
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 5, 1984No. 16304PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARSHBARGER, Justice:
The West Virginia Resource Recovery— Solid Waste Disposal Authority asks us to compel its secretary, Betty E. Gill, to execute an agreement for it to sell steam to be generated by a proposed solid waste disposal plant, to the West Virginia Board of Regents. The principal question is whether the agreement unconstitutionally creates an indebtedness or pledges the State's credit.
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The authority was created by the legislature as “a governmental instrumentality of the State and a body corporate .... ” W.Va.Code, 16-26-4 (1984 Cum.Supp.). Its purpose is
“to provide for the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Walla Walla City v. Walla Walla Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- State Ex Rel. County Court of Marion County v. DemusWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1964
- Bates v. State Bridge CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1929
- Crowder v. Town of SullivanIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
- Brewer v. City of Point PleasantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Department of Ecology v. State Finance CommitteeWashington Supreme Court · 1991
- Winkler v. State School Building AuthorityWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1993
- Wayne County Citizens Ass'n for Better Tax Control: Outlaw v. Wayne County Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
- State Ex Rel. Kane v. GoldschmidtOregon Supreme Court · 1989
- Caddell v. Lexington County School District No. 1Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
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