Albritton v. City of Winona

DISSENTING OPINION.

In my judgment the majority opinion drives a steam shovel through our Constitution, not only sections 183 and 258 but others to be referred to. It holds that a municipality may either own and operate a garment factory or own and lease it to a private person, association of persons, or a corporation, provided it retains and exercises supervision and control over its operation, which, of course, carries with it the necessary power to fix the wages and hours of labor of the employees. To that extent the right to contract is destroyed. We all agree that ownership and lease by a…