Legal Opinion
Vickers v. City of Fitzgerald
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 15, 1960No. 20994PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Justice.
“A lower riparian owner is entitled to have water flow upon his land in its natural state free from adulteration. Code §§ 85-1301-, 105-1407; Satterfield v. Rowan, 83 Ga. 187 (2) (9 S. E. 677); City of Elberton v. Hobbs, 121 Ga. 749 (3) (49 S. E. 779); Hodges v. Pine Product Co., 135 Ga. 134 (68 S. E. 1107); Robertson v. Arnold, 182 Ga. 664 (186 S. E. 806, 106 A. L. R. 681); Cairo Pickle Co. v. Muggridge, 206 Ga. 80 (55 S. E. 2d 562).” Kingsley Mill Cory. v. Edmonds, 208 Ga. 374 (2) (67 S. E. 2d 111). Under an application of the foregoing principles of law to the facts…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- City Council v. LombardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Athens Manufacturing Co. v. RuckerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Miller v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Goble v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Holmes v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Wellston Co. v. Sam N. Hodges, Jr. & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- City of Chamblee v. MaxwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Provident Mutual Life Insurance v. City of AtlantaDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1994
- Cleveland Lumber Company v. Proctor & Schwartz, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1975
- Thompson v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
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