Seventh-Inning Stretch · Stadium Wars
The Suburban Ballpark Bonds
Savage v. State of Georgia (2015)
Charge: Unconstitutional public debt and gratuity - county bonds for a new big-league stadium (challenge to the bond validation)Court: Supreme Court of GeorgiaDocket: Stadium Wars
Did the stadium bond deal violate the state constitution's limits on public debt and gifts to private parties?
The facts
A suburban county and a public authority arranged revenue bonds to help pay for a new stadium for the area's big-league team. Under an agreement, the county would pay yearly amounts toward the debt. The State asked a court to validate the bonds, and a local resident objected that the deal broke the state constitution's limits on public debt, gifts and lending public credit.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: Savage v. State of Georgia, 774 S.E.2d 624 (Ga. 2015)
Read more at quimbee.com. The source reveals the outcome.