Legal Opinion
City of Atlanta v. Landmark Environmental Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 17, 2005No. A04A1836, A04A1837, A04A1838, A04A1839PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Landmark Environmental Industries, Inc. (LEI) filed a nuisance action against the City of Atlanta (City), claiming that the City had inversely condemned the business by allowing sewage to leak from its sewer line along Perry Boulevard and invade LEI’s operating site, 2100 Spinks Street, NW (the Property). LEI had been leasing the Property from its owner, Ruth Yardum. Based on the contamination of her Property, Yardum filed a separate nuisance action against the City. The two lawsuits were consolidated for trial.
The jury found in favor of LEI and Yardum, awarding LEI…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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