City of Fort Smith, Arkansas v. Jennifer Merriott, Individually and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated

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2023 Ark. 51

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-22-698 Opinion Delivered: March 16, 2023 CITY OF FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE SEBASTIAN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 66FCV-17-637] JENNIFER MERRIOTT, INDIVIDUALLY HONORABLE STEPHEN TABOR, AND ON BEHALF OF THOSE JUDGE SIMILARLY SITUATED APPELLEE REVERSED AND DISMISSED. RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice Jennifer Merriott, on behalf of the citizens and taxpayers of Fort Smith (Class), sued the City of Fort Smith after discovering that Fort Smith was dumping nearly all its recyclables in a landfill. Merriott claimed that Fort…