City of Blue Ridge v. Kiker

Jenkins, Justice.

1. Ordinarily a court of equity ^will not interfere to prevent a mere trespass, but as a general rule will leave the injured party to his legal remedy. If, however, there be anything special in the case which renders the remedy at law inadequate or incomplete, such as, for example, when the nature of the alleged injury makes it impossible to prove the damage which would result from the trespass (Justices of Pike County v. Griffin &c. R. Co., 11 Ga. 246 (2), 250; Code, § 55-104), or when the injury complained of is such as to constitute a continuous “ trespass, such acts may…