Richardson v. Georgia Power Co.

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Richard Richardson began building a garage on a section of his property encumbered by an easement owned by Georgia Power. The company sued Richardson, seeking injunctive relief from the encroachment and attorney fees for bad faith and stubborn litigiousness. Following discovery, both parties moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted it to Georgia Power as to the encroachment issue. Richardson appeals, contending the trial court erred in holding that Richardson’s garage was not permitted by the easement. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

In 1955,…