Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Georgia Mining Ass'n
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 20, 1984No. 40091; 40374, 40375, 40376PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
These cases involve an appeal by the Department of Transportation and its director, Thomas Moreland (“DOT”) from an order which found certain exemptions in the highway weight regulations (OCGA § 32-6-26 (b) (Code Ann. § 95A-959)) to be violative of equal protection and enjoined the enforcement of the law as written. The suit was initiated by Georgia Mining Association and mining and trucking companies engaged in the mining, processing, hauling, and transportation of kaolin clay in Georgia; they have filed cross-appeals from portions of the order and for purposes of this…
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