City of Atlanta v. Hofrichter/Stiakakis

Mikell, Judge.

Eva Hofrichter/Stiakakis (“Hofrichter”) sued the City of Atlanta for nuisance arising from its failure to properly maintain a storm pipe that traversed and served her property, resulting in extensive flooding of the land and her home. Following a bench trial, the trial court awarded $510,376 in damages attributable to the nuisance and $325,148 in costs of litigation and attorney fees. Asserting several enumerations of error, the City appeals the judgment. We affirm.

1. The City contends that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support the trial court’s judgment,…