Legal Opinion
City of Macon v. Douglas
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 27, 1932No. 21907PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. Under the rule announced in City of Macon v. Macon Paper Co., 35 Ga. App. 120 (132 S. E. 136), the petition in this case set out a cause of action against a city for damage to the plaintiff’s property from water overflowing his premises from the defendant’s streets, and the court did not err in overruling the general demurrer thereto and the motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s ease, in the nature of a general demurrer. In that case it was held that “Although a system for the drainage of surface-water from the streets of a city may be sufficient for that purpose at the time of its…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Langley v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Crown Cotton Mills v. McNallySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Bass Canning Co. v. MacDougald Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1932
- Southern Railway Co. v. O'BryanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Mayor of Waycross v. HoukSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State Highway Board v. BridgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Globe Motors, Inc. v. NoonanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Jim Walter Corp. v. WardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- City of MacOn v. CannonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- Turk v. City of RomeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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