Northern Hills Sanitation, Inc. v. Board of Commissioners

DUNN, Justice.

This appeal involves the legality of a contract entered into by the City of Lead (Lead) and Northern Hills Sanitation, Inc. (Northern Hills), for the collection and disposal of solid waste. Northern Hills filed this action for a declaratory judgment, and the trial court entered a judgment declaring the contract void. We affirm.

Northern Hills was incorporated in October of 1974 for the purpose of collecting and disposing of solid waste, garbage and refuse. The incorporator of Northern Hills, Walter Taylor, was an officer and director at all times pertinent to this action while…