Montgomery v. City of Galva

This is a direct appeal by plaintiffs, Barton L. Montgomery and Ruth Nichols, from a judgment of the circuit court of Henry County, denying plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment to declare invalid and enjoin the enforcement of an ordinance of defendant City of Galva imposing garbage disposal fees in conjunction with water bills, and allowing defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

The appeal involves the issues' of whether the Galva garbage disposal ordinance violates an Illinois statute authorizing municipalities to establish garbage disposal systems (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, ch. 24, par. 11…