Coastal Recycling, Inc. v. Connors

OPINION

WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.

The Supreme Court is called upon to decide who will remove the rubbish, or “black gold,” in the Town of Johnston. The intervening defendant, Rambone Disposal Services, Inc. (Rambone), appeals from a judgment in the Superior Court granting declaratory and injunctive relief and mandamus to the plaintiff, Coastal Recycling, Inc. (Coastal). The Superior Court’s decision effectively overturned a decision made by the Town Council (council) of the Town of Johnston (town) rejecting Coastal’s bid and recommending that Rambone be awarded the four-year refuse collection…