Legal Opinion

Daughtrey v. C & D SPORTSWEAR CORPORATION

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 7, 1977No. 32345PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hill, Justice.

Verdicts were directed against the plaintiff in her suit for injunction and damages arising from the seepage of surface water onto her land from adjacent land. The plaintiffs evidence showed that defendant’s warehouse, 120 by 210 feet with a pitched roof, was built with one side a short distance from the plaintiffs property line. Plaintiff introduced evidence to prove that water from one side of the roof fell into and stood in a wide ditch on defendant’s property and caused plaintiffs yard to become "boggy” and unsuitable for raising vegetables. Plaintiff testified that her loss…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Martin v. PattilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  2. Ellington v. BennettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bradley v. GodwinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  2. Kugler v. RyanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Lanier v. Ocean Pond Fishing Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. MTW Investment Co. v. Alcovy Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Spence v. HilliardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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