Mocha v. City of Cedar Rapids

The trial court ruled that the city, in establishing and maintaining the bathing, beach, was acting in a governmental, and not in its corporate or proprietary, capacity, and was, therefore, not liable for the negligence of its officers or employees occurring therein. The correctness of this ruling is the only question for review here. ...

The distinction between those functions of a municipality which are • governmental in their nature _ and those which are corporate or proprietary has been so. fully considered in recent cases as to render further discussion superfluous. Hensley v.…