Jones v. City of Amory

Appellant sued appellee for damages for a personal injury received by him, while engaged as a carpenter in repairing the City Hall of Amory, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the latter. A demurrer to the declaration was sustained, and, appellant declining to plead further, final judgment was entered dismissing the cause.

Amory is a municipality under the laws of the state. The question involved is whether or not in making the repairs, the city was acting in its governmental capacity, or its private capacity. If the former, there was no liability; while if the latter, there was.

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