Legal Opinion
Vulcan Materials Co. v. City of Tehuacana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2001No. 99-51013PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Vulcan Materials Company (“Vulcan”), a New Jersey corporation with its principal place of business in Birmingham, Alabama, brought this action against Defendant-Appellee the City of Tehuacana (“the City”), a municipality in Limestone County, Texas, alleging that a 1998 ordinance passed by the City Council forbidding certain quarrying or mining activities violates Vulcan’s rights under both the United States and Texas Constitutions. Vulcan appeals the district court’s refusal to exercise jurisdiction over its state constitutional and federal…
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