Legal Opinion
City of Jonesboro v. Clayton County Water Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 4, 1975No. 51021PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, Judge.
Through a declaratory judgment proceeding, the Clayton County Water Authority ("authority”) sought direction from the superior court as to its right to increase rates chargeable to the City of Jonesboro ("city”) under two thirty-year contracts. The earlier agreement dated September 9, 1963, was for the treatment of sewage. The second document dated April 11, 1966, was for providing water to the city.
The portions of the water contract pertinent to our decision are as follows: (1) Part one stated that "The term of this contract shall be for a period of thirty (30) years from the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stegall v. Southwest Ga. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Horkan v. City of MoultrieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Screws v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Johnston v. Clayton County Water AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
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