Legal Opinion
Shealy v. UNIFIED GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS-CLARKE
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 7, 2000No. A00A0773PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
On January 15, 1999, J. Kenneth Shealy and Shealy Family Partnership (collectively “plaintiffs”) sued the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County (“Athens-Clarke County”) in superior court, alleging that toxic and/or hazardous substances had escaped from a landfill operated by Athens-Clarke County and contaminated certain property owned by the plaintiffs. The complaint sought damages for nuisance, trespass, and inverse condemnation arising out of such contamination. In addition, the complaint sought injunctive relief to prevent Athens-Clarke County from instituting…
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