Maddox v. Smith

Special damages accrue to the plaintiffs because the method of ingress and egress terminated when the fence was built across the alley thus depriving the plaintiffs of rights under the easement. The case at bar is controlled by Scott v. Reynolds, 70 Ga. App. 545, 552 (29 S. E. 2d 88), wherein this court said: “If the operations of the defendant constituted a public nuisance and prevented or materially interfered with the plaintiff’s right of passage over the alley for ingress to and egress from her lot, which she held under her deed, the injury to the plaintiff caused special damage to the…