Legal Opinion

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Mulholland

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 16, 1956No. 39817PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGillespie, J.

Appellees sued appellant for damages grounded on an alleged nuisance in that appellant deposited in a concrete bin, which was located at the rear of appellant’s grocery store and across the alley from appellees’ rental property, large quantities of decaying vegetables, fish, meats, fruits and other debris; and that such garbage and debris was scattered by wind, dogs, and people, over appellees’ property; that rats, bugs, roaches and other vermin bred in the garbage and invaded appellees’ property; that noxious and offensive odors permeated the appellees’ property; that the value of appellees’…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Tombigbee Electric Power Ass'n v. GandyMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Southland Co. v. AARON, ET UX.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1954
  3. Harper v. TapleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1858

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. City of Oxford v. SpearsMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Union Producing Co. v. PittmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Shaw v. OWEN GIN COMPANYMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. v. JohnstonMississippi Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Desmond Durr v. State of MississippiMississippi Supreme Court · 1995

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