Britt v. City of Columbus

The novel issue this appeal presents is ■whether a municipality is constitutionally. empowered to appropriate property outside the municipality for the purpose of extending, outside the limits of the municipal corporation, its public utility facilities located within the municipality in order to sell excess public utility products or services, in this case sewage services, solely to nonresidents. The City asserts, in support of the judgment of the Court of Appeals, that such power is granted to it by Sections 3, 4 and 6 of Article XVIII of the Ohio Constitution.* Since the *6City relies solely…