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BARR v. CITY COUNCIL OF AUGUSTA

17013.

206 Ga. 750 (1950)

58 S.E.2d 820

BARR et al. v. CITY COUNCIL OF AUGUSTA.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

April 10, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cumming, Nixon & Eve, for plaintiffs.

William P. Congdon, Congdon, Harper & Leonard, and Fulcher & Fulcher, for defendant.

HEAD, Justice.

1. The preservation of the public health is a governmental function. Love v. Atlanta, 95 Ga. 129, 133 (22 S. E. 29). The establishment and maintenance of a sewerage system by a municipality is for the protection of the public health, and is a governmental function. 38 Am. Jur., 334, § 633; City Council of Augusta v. Cleveland, 148 Ga. 734 (98 S. E. 345); Foster v. Savannah, 77 Ga.App. 346, 349 (48 S.E.2d...

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