Williamson v. Souter

The solicitor-general of the Southwestern Circuit, on the relation of Souter and Wimbish, brought a petition in equity against Williamson, McNeil, and Ellaville Auto Company, to enjoin the use of two certain oil-tanks in Ellaville, Georgia, alleging that they constituted a public nuisance and interfered with the use of the street in which they were located; and praying that it be abated, and that defendants be enjoined from using them. The evidence showed that these oil-tanks had been erected for about ten years, and were located in a public street of Ellaville, fifteen feet from the edge of…