Legal Opinion
Coosa Valley Youth Services v. Etowah County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 31, 1984No. 82-956PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal is from a trial court's judgment for defendant, Etowah County, in an action filed by Coosa Valley Youth Services Corporation (Coosa Valley).
The creation of Coosa Valley, and other child detention centers licensed by the Department of Youth Services (DYS), was authorized by § 44-3-1, Code 1975. These centers are public corporations. They are the responsibility of a county, or, as in this case, several cooperating, or "member," counties.
The relationships between the member counties and Coosa Valley are defined, in part, by resolutions and policies formally adopted by both. They are…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wigington v. Hill-Soberg Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Hingle v. GannSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Cotton v. McMurtrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Carter v. Coosa Valley Youth ServicesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
3Cited by4 opinions
- Terry Cove North, Inc. v. BALDWIN CTY. SEWER AUTH.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Delbridge v. CIVIL SERVICE BD. OF CITY OF TUSCALOOSACourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Professional Business Systems, Inc. v. KaufmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Lammons v. LammonsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1985