Legal Opinion
Surles v. City of Ashville
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 14, 2011No. 1080826 and 1081015PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Rehearing Ex Mero Motu
2Per curiam
This Court’s opinion of January 29, 2010, is withdrawn, and the following is substituted therefor. These appeals are from a ruling of the St. Clair Circuit Court upholding an ordinance adopted by the City of Ashville (“the City”) regulating bingo games within the City. On rehearing ex mero motu, we dismiss these appeals because there is no justiciable controversy.
Facts and Procedural History
On July 22, 1992, Amendment No. 542, Ala. Const. 1901 (now Local Amendments, St. Clair County, § 2 (Off.Recomp.)), was ratified. That amendment, which applies *91only to St. Clair…
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