Legal Opinion
City of Warm Springs v. Bulloch
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 10, 1956No. 19148PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
1. “The fixing of water rates, from time to time, by a municipality, is a legislative or governmental power, and one council may not, by contract or ordinance, deprive succeeding councils of this legislative or governmental power. Code § 69-202; Horkan v. Moultrie, 136 Ga. 561, 563 (71 S. E. 785); Screws v. Atlanta, 189 Ga. 839, 843 (8 S. E. 2d 16); Barr v. City Council of Augusta [206 Ga. 750 (2), 58 S. E. 2d 208].” Barr v. City Council of Augusta, 206 Ga. 753 (58 S. E. 2d 823).
Argued November 14, 1955 Decided January 10, 1956. Geo. C. Kennedy, for plaintiff in error. W. 3.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- City Council v. Dawson Waterworks Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Horkan v. City of MoultrieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Screws v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Barr v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Barr v. City Council of AugustaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Southern Airways Co. v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- MacOn Ambulance Service, Inc. v. Snow Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- CSX Transportation, Inc., National Raliroad Passenger Corp. v. The City of Garden City, Arco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Johnson v. State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- City of Fayetteville v. Fayette CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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