Phinizy v. Gardner
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Per curiam
1. One wlio is the owner of the easement of burial in a cemetery is entitled to recover damages from any one who wrongfully interferes with such right. Jacobus v. Congregation of the Children of Israel, 107 Ga. 518 (33 S. E. 853, 73 Am. St. R. 141); Stewart v. Garrett, 119 Ga. 386 (46 S. E. 427, 64 L. R. A. 99, 100 Am. St. R. 179). If such trespass is a continuing one, a court of equity will enjoin it. Stovall v. Caverly, 139 Ga. 243 (77 S. E. 29). If we concede that the plaintiff had an adequate remedy at law for the removal of the fences erected by the defendant across the private way to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jacobus v. Congregation of ChildrenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Spencer v. TumlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Stovall v. CaverlySupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
- Stewart v. GarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
3Cited by19 opinions
- Westbrook v. ComerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Hall v. BrowningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Hornsby v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- Campbell v. DealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Key v. StringerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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