Steitenroth v. City of Jackson
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Hinds county. Hon. Gr. Gr. Lyell, Chancellor. Suit for damages hy Mrs. T. A. Steitenroth et al. against the city of J acts on in the circuit court which was removed to chancery court by injunction. From a decree perpetually enjoining the suit, complainant appeals.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Hinds county. Hon. Gr. Gr. Lyell, Chancellor. Suit for damages hy Mrs. T. A. Steitenroth et al. against the city of J acts on in the circuit court which was removed to chancery court by injunction. From a decree perpetually enjoining the suit, complainant appeals. The facts are: Some years before the institution of this suit the waterworks system operated in the city of Jackson was owned by a private corporation, and during the time it was so owned certain parties ran a, private pipe line a half mile or more beyond the city limits in order to secure water…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
It is elementary law that municipalities have no powers, except such as are delegated to them by the state, either expressly or by necessary implication; and there is no distinction in this respect between governmental powers and those of a private or business nature. The powers of a municipality are granted to it, and must be exercised solely, for the benefit of the inhabitants thereof.
While, under the chapter on Municipalities in the Code, power is granted to do whatever is necessary in order *364to supply the inhabitants of a municipality with water, nowhere in this chapter is power granted to…
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