Legal Opinion
HOLLIS v. CITY OF LAGRANGE
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 10, 2024No. S24A0963PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
320 Ga. 451
FINAL COPY S24A0963. HOLLIS ET AL. V. CITY OF LAGRANGE. WARREN, Justice. In 2023, plaintiffs Lonnie Hollis and Mason’s World Bar & Grill, LLC, filed a putative class action against the City of LaGrange (“the City”), arguing that it imposed excessive mandatory charges for utilities services that it provided, which constituted a tax that was not authorized by the Georgia Constitution or by law. The City filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, and the trial court granted the motion, ruling that the Georgia Constitution prohibited the court from “engag[ing] in the regulation” of…
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