Miller Oil Purchasing Co. v. City of Vicksburg

GILLESPIE, Chief Justice:

Miller Oil Purchasing Company (plaintiff) sued the City of Vicksburg (defendant) for damages to plaintiff’s real property. From a judgment for the defendant, plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff charged in its declaration that it owned a tract of land in the City of Vicksburg fronting on the Mississippi River whereon it operated a bulk petroleum products distribution terminal consisting of many large storage tanks for petroleum products. Plaintiff charged that defendant in its proprietary function owned and operated a sewerage system for the City of Vicksburg, and…