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JOHNSTON v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

118 U.S. 19 (1886)

JOHNSTON v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 19, 1886.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank T. Browning for plaintiff in error.

MR. JUSTICE GRAY, after stating the case as above reported, delivered the opinion of the court.

The duties of the municipal authorities, in adopting a general plan of drainage, and determining when and where sewers shall be built, of what size and at what level, are of a quasi judicial nature, involving the exercise of deliberate judgment and large discretion, and depending upon considerations affecting the public health...

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