Legal Opinion

Sanifill, Inc. v. Kandiyohi County

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided February 11, 1997No. C8-96-1475PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

Kandiyohi County (county) challenges the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Sanifill and its denial of summary judgment to the county. The county argues that the district court erred in concluding that the combination of the county’s proposed Waste Management Service Fee (service fee) and its landfill tipping fee violates the Commerce Clause of the federal constitution. Alternatively, the county argues that summary judgment was inappropriate because there were genuine issues of material fact in dispute.

FACTS

The county owns and operates a landfill…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. City of Philadelphia v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Hughes v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re the Appeals of CIG Field Services Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2005
  2. Waters Garbage v. Shoshone CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 2003
  3. STUDOR, INC. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2010
  4. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. v. Louisiana Tax CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
  5. State v. KortkampCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001

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