Case Name: The City Council of Augusta v. Williams
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1950-02-16
Citations: 206 Ga. 558
Docket Number: No. 16937
Parties: The City Council of Augusta v. Williams.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 206
Pages: 558–559

Head Matter:
The City Council of Augusta v. Williams.

Opinion:
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
The Court of Appeals (in Case No. 32625) propounded the following question: "Is the authorized maintenance-by a municipality of a drainage system for the purpose of the drainage of surface water, as distinguished from a drainage system for the- purpose of handling sewage, a governmental or a ministerial function?" The answer is that it is a governmental function.
No. 16937.
February 16, 1950.
Fulcher & Fulcher, for plaintiff in error.
E. S. Sell Jr., and Benning M. Grice, for person at interest, not party.
C. Wesley Killebrew, contra. .
Certified question answered.
All the Justices concur.