Chambers v. Summerville United Methodist Church, Inc.

CRAWLEY, Judge.

In June 1994, Summerville United Methodist Church filed a complaint against Fred Chambers, d/b/a Columbus Builders. The church alleged that Chambers had removed lateral support from the church’s real property and that Chambers’s actions constituted a private nuisance. The church requested damages and injunctive relief. Following ore tenus proceedings, the trial court awarded the church $22,500 in damages, but ordered no injunctive relief.

Chambers argues two issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in finding Chambers’s actions constituted a private nuisance and (2)…