Legal Opinion
Styers v. ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 10, 1994No. S93A1722, S93X1724PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
Appellant Walter Styers filed an action in state court seeking damages for alleged trespasses committed by employees and/or agents of appellee Atlanta Gas Light Company (“AGL”) on Styers’ land. AGL filed a counterclaim seeking damages for Styers’ alleged interference with the utility company’s easement across Styers’ land. AGL also filed a separate action in superior court seeking an injunction enjoining Styers from interfering with AGL’s easement. The actions were consolidated in superior court. Styers appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the utility on…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Murphy v. MurphySupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Wasden v. Rusco Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Leach v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Zuber Lumber Co. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Wiggins v. City of MacOnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Fowler v. City of Warm SpringsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Gatefield Corp. v. Gwinnett CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Mayo v. City of StockbridgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
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