Legal Opinion
City of Quitman v. Underwood
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 12, 1918No. 610PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Injunction. Before Judge Thomas. Brooks superior court. August 28, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
1. Generally equity will not enjoin the construction of a building not in itself a nuisance, but the person erecting the building will proceed at his peril, the whole subject being for .the jury on the trial. Mygatt v. Goetchius, 20 Ga. 350; Cunningham v. Rice, 28 Ga. 30, 32. Where the business itself is legal, it only becomes a nuisance when conducted in an illegal manner to the hurt, inconvenience, or damage of another. Simpson v. DuPont Powder Co., 143 Ga. 465, 467 (85 S. E. 344, L. R. A. 1915E, 430).
2. Where a municipal corporation was proceeding, under contract with a crematory company,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Simpson v. DuPont Powder Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Mygatt v. GoetchinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1856
- Cunningham v. RiceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1859
3Cited by19 opinions
- Mayor &C. of Savannah v. PalmerioSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Thrasher v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Standard Oil Co. v. KahnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- Wilson v. Evans Hotel Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Sheppard v. Georgia Railway & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
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