Legal Opinion
City of Warner Robins v. Rushing
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 13, 1989No. 46676, 46683PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Star Laundry v. City of Warner Robins, 189 Ga. App. 839 (377 SE2d 709) (1989) in order to determine whether the defendants were entitled to assert the defense of estoppel in opposition to the city’s suit for amounts claimed for water and sewer services.
As the result of a new rate ordinance, the defendants’ monthly water and sewer bills increased dramatically. The defendants sought help from the mayor who agreed to a rate structure for each of the defendants much lower than that required by the ordinance. The defendants…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Corey Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Board of Zoning AdjustmentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Horkan v. City of MoultrieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Bell v. StuddardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Quillian v. Employees' Retirement SystemSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- City of East Point v. Upchurch Packing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Mullis v. Bibb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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