Teresa D. v. City of Fruitland

TROUT, Chief Justice.

The City of Fruitland (“the City”) adopted Ordinance No. 388, which provided an exclusive garbage collection and hauling franchise to Hardin Sanitation, Inc. (“Hardin”). The ordinance also provided that it was a misdemeanor for anyone else to engage in garbage hauling services. Teresa and Matt Plummer (“Plummer”) operated a competing sanitation business and the City enforced the ordinance by citing and arresting Plummer’s employee for collecting and hauling garbage. The ordinance was later repealed. Plummer sued the City, raising antitrust claims and a claim for tortious…