Adams v. City of Atlanta

Bell, Justice.

Plaintiffs-appellants, Clayton County residents, filed suit in Clayton Superior Court against seven airlines using the William B. Harts-field Atlanta International Airport (hereinafter, “the Airport”) to recover damages for alleged noise and air pollution and for trespass from aircraft overflights. Their suits also included claims for damages from appellee City of Atlanta (hereinafter, “the City”), which is the owner and operator of the Airport, sounding in nuisance, trespass, and inverse condemnation. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the airlines, and…