Legal Opinion
Mayor & Aldermen of the City of Forsyth v. Monroe County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 5, 1990No. S90A0706PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
This appeal arises in an action for an injunction and declaratory relief Monroe County, Georgia, brought against the City of Forsyth and Diamond Waste, Inc. The Superior Court of Monroe County entered an order granting temporary injunctive relief to Monroe County after finding OCGA § 36-1-16 constitutional. The City appeals this latter issue. We reverse and remand.
This action arose after the County determined it would not permit the acceptance of waste from outside the county for disposal at the City-owned sanitary landfill located outside the corporate limits. The basis for…
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