Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of Dothan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 5, 1987No. 86-7104PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
In this case black property owners of the City of Dothan, Alabama, attack as unconstitutionally discriminatory assessments made against them by the city for street paving and sewer improvements. The district court ruled in favor of the city.1 We reverse and remand for granting of relief.
Plaintiffs represent the class of black citizens who have or will have to pay special assessments under the city’s Special Improvement Project 31.2
I. Procedural Background
This is a second appeal. Originally, on Dothan’s motion for summary judgment, the district court found that…
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