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· 8/23/1974

Apodaca v. Wilson

Citations

  • 525 P.2d 876
  • 86 N.M. 516

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a municipality’s sewer and wastewater rates must be uniform and non-discriminatory among customers of the same class of services
  • concluding city utility rates yielding excess revenue does not constitute a tax or unconstitutional taking
  • stating that the City of Albuquerque is a home-rule municipality
  • holding municipal sewer and water charges are charges, not taxes
  • discussing the statutory prohibition on municipal authority to tax in NMSA 1978, Section 3-18-2 (1980), as an example of an express denial of home rule authority
  • discussing the statutory prohibition on municipal authority to tax in NMSA 1978, Section 3-18-2 (1980), as an example of an express denial of home rule authority

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Judges: Montoya, McManus, Stephenson

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