Legal Opinion
City of Auburn v. Tri-State Rubbish, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 5, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
Defendant Tri-State Rubbish, Inc. appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County,
Delahanty, C.J.) in favor of plaintiff City of Auburn and plaintiff-intervenor Mid-Maine Waste Action Corporation (MMWAC). The judgment enjoins Tri-State from violating a city ordinance requiring that all solid waste be taken to a location designated by the City, and provides for a civil penalty and damages in an amount to be established at a later hearing. Tri-State contends that the City has misconstrued the term “solid waste” in the ordinance and that the…
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