Legal Opinion
Estes Funeral Home v. Adkins
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 12, 2003No. Record 022514PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kinser
This appeal involves an equal protection challenge to an ordinance levying fees for solid waste disposal in Wise County. We conclude that the classifications in the ordinance do not bear a reasonable relation to a legitimate governmental objective and that the record is devoid of evidence of reasonableness sufficient to make the issue fairly debatable. Thus, we will reverse the judgment of the circuit court upholding the constitutionality of the ordinance.
MATERIAL FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
The Wise County Board of Supervisors (the Board) enacted an ordinance levying fees for solid waste disposal,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Nordlinger v. HahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Walters v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Kisley v. City of Falls ChurchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Tidewater Ass'n of Homebuilders, Inc. v. City of Virginia BeachSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
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