CITY OF MIDWAY v. MIDWAY NURSING &c., INC.

27546.

230 Ga. 77 (1973)

195 S.E.2d 452

CITY OF MIDWAY v. MIDWAY NURSING & CONVALESCENT CENTER, INC. et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 22, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Phillips, J. Sidney Flowers, for appellant.

Brennan & Clark, Griffin B. Bell, Jr., for appellees.


JORDAN, Justice.

"It is elementary that the powers which a city government may lawfully exercise must be derived from its charter or the general laws of this State. Mayor &c. of Savannah v. Wilson, 49 Ga. 477; Atlanta R. & Power Co. v. Atlanta Rapid Transit Co., 113 Ga. 481 (39 SE 12). And it is equally well settled that all municipal charters are strictly construed, and that powers which are not expressly, or by necessary implication, conferred...

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