Legal Opinion
Lunsford v. Jefferson County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 4, 2007No. 1050253PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mark E. Lunsford, Montevallo Twin Homes, LLC, and Montevallo Square, LLC (hereinafter referred to collectively as "the landlords"), appeal from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court declaring § 35-9-14, Ala. Code 1975 ("the statute"), unconstitutional. We affirm.
I. Factual Background and Procedural History
In 1948 Jefferson County found it necessary to make improvements to its sewer system. In order to avoid violating § 224 of the Alabama Constitution of 1901,1 Jefferson County, acting pursuant to Amendment No. 73, Ala. Const.1901, now codified as Ala. Const. 1901 (Off.Recomp.), Local…
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