Legal Opinion
Delta Air Corporation v. Kersey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 23, 1942No. 14023, 14024PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Justice.
The petitioner alleged that in 1927 the City of Atlanta acquired certain land in Fulton County adjoining his home, and constructed thereon an airport known as Candler Field. In the present petition filed in 1936 he seeks to recover damages from the city and certain aviation companies for injuries to person and property alleged to have been suffered by reason of the maintenance and operation of the airport, and to enjoin the defendants from maintaining and operating the airport in such a manner as to cause it to be a nuisance. The basis of the suit is the alleged noise,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Love v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Thrasher v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. HughesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- City Council of Augusta v. ClevelandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
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3Cited by68 opinions
- United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gardner v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Town of Fort Oglethorpe v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Mayor &C. of Savannah v. PalmerioSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Poultryland Inc. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
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