Legal Opinion
Smith v. Branch
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 3, 1997No. A97A0120PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Charles A. Smith, executor for the estate of Adele Jennings, sued Franklin Branch and Carriage Cleaners & Laundry, Inc. for chemical contamination of property. Defendants leased the premises from Mrs. Jennings and operated dry cleaning businesses from 1964 until 1991, although Branch contends he quit the premises in 1987. Smith contends an environmental study showed groundwater on the property was contaminated with hazardous chemicals from dry cleaning waste and chemicals. The study showed that the site of contamination corresponds exactly with the site of two…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Zant v. MoonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
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