Legal Opinion
City of Blue Ridge v. Kiker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 24, 1940No. 13086PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
1. Even though a given condition may constitute a public nuisance, a citizen suffering special damage has a cause of action against the person creating or maintaining the same. Savannah, Florida Western Ry. Co. v. Parish, 117 Ga. 893 (45 S.E. 280); Thrasher v. Atlanta, 178 Ga. 514, 518-519 (173 S.E. 817, 99 A.L.R. 158).
2. Where a municipal corporation itself is maintaining a nuisance, and a proper case exists for its abatement, equity will take jurisdiction notwithstanding the provisions of the Code, § 72-401, which prescribe the manner of abatement when the nuisance complained of shall exist…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Thrasher v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Hill v. McBurney Oil & Fertilizer Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Butler v. Mayor of ThomasvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
- Savannah, Florida & Western Ry. Co. v. ParishSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Williamson v. SouterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
3Cited by8 opinions
- Mayor &C. of Savannah v. PalmerioSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Delta Air Corporation v. KerseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Miree v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Vickers v. City of FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- City of Blue Ridge v. KikerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
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