City of Jackson v. Riffle

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Cray—

Reversing.

This is a proceeding by the city of Jackson under the Declaratory Judgment Act (Acts 1922, c. '83), to determine the validity and construction of an ordinance of the city of Jackson providing for the construction of a sewer system. Property owners representing the different classes of property affected by the ordinance were made parties.

The ordinance provides that the cost of constructing the sewers, including the intersections of same, and also mains and laterals for the common use and benefit of all the sewers in the city, shall be…