Legal Opinion
Harvey York and Sara Joan York v. City of Cedartown
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1981No. 80-9059PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants filed a damage action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1979) and its juris dictional counterpart, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4) (1979), against the City of Cedar-town. 1 They allege that the city negligently designed and constructed the street and drainage system with the result that, during periods of excessive rainfall, water and sewage are deposited on appellants’ property, thereby diminishing its value and causing damage to their dwelling. They allege further that the maintenance of the street and drainage system in its present condition constitutes a continuing nuisance. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Tomas Menchaca and Wife, Irma Menchaca v. Chrysler Credit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Charles v. Shillingford v. Van E. Holmes, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- James E. Hernandez v. City of LafayetteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Mrs. Jimmie Lue Williams v. Douglas E. Kelley and Floyd Carlton McIntyreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Wayne Ernest Barker v. Ben Norman and Jack BallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Coniston Corporation v. Village of Hoffman EstatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- John Brown v. Steve BrienenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Gary Lee Rymer and Deborah Ann Rymer v. Douglas CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- James M. Dollar and Etta Marie Dollar v. Haralson County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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