Legal Opinion
Ingram v. City of Acworth
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 1, 1954No. 35317PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
Ground 3 of the general demurrer is on the proposition that the petition states no cause of action for the rea.son that the maintenance and operation of a sewerage-disposal plant is purely a governmental function for which there is no liability on the part of the city. In Cannon v. City of Macon, 81 Ga. App. 310, 321 (58 S. E. 2d 563), an action against a municipality for the construction and operation of a storm sewer in such manner as to damage the plaintiff’s property, the following was cited with approval by the court as against the contention that the municipality was not liable for a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Delta Air Corporation v. KerseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Bacon v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- City Council v. LamarCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
- Smith v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Bass Canning Co. v. MacDougald Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1932
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Town of Fort Oglethorpe v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Mayor &C. of Savannah v. PalmerioSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Duffield v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Cox v. Ray M. Lee Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- City of Rome v. TurkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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