Legal Opinion
Colonial Pipeline Company, and Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Marcus E. Collins, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 1991No. 89-8750PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Colonial Pipeline Company, a public utility doing business in Georgia, brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1988) challenging the recently amended Georgia ad valorem tax system. Ga.Code Ann. §§ 48-2-18; 48-5-1 to -545 (1982 & Supp. 1990). Colonial alleges that they and other similarly situated entities 1 have been denied equal protection and due process of law as a result of certain inequities resulting from this system. The gravamen of Colonial’s claim is that poor administration of the ad valorem tax system by the state and counties has lead to a pattern of…
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