Legal Opinion
Barber's Super Markets, Inc. v. City of Grants
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 15, 1969No. 8762PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WATSON, Justice.
Defendant Town (now City) of Grants adopted Municipal Ordinance No. 160 on September 28, 1961. This ordinance granted an exclusive franchise to defendant O. L. McMains, Jr., to collect, remove, and dispose of garbage from premises located within the corporate limits and set the rates he could charge for his services. It defined “garbage” as including “waste paper, trash, rubbish, and waste or unwholesome materials of every kind and character.” The ordinance, by § XV, made it unlawful for owners and occupants to dispose of garbage and to accumulate garbage, except for…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Wickard v. FilburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bradbury & Stamm Construction Co. v. Bureau of RevenueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- Burch v. FoyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Dugger v. City of Santa FeNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1992
- Chapman v. LunaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
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