Legal Opinion
Leake v. City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 3, 1978No. 55228PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
Mrs. Jewell P. Leake filed suit against the City of Atlanta seeking damages for the wrongful death of her husband alleging that the city had permitted the sewer drain on the grounds of Moreland Elementary School to become a nuisance and that on March 28, 1975, while attempting to unclog the sewer line with a high pressure water hose, the city’s maintenance crew negligently dropped the hose which then jerked around violently, struck her husband, and inflicted mortal injuries resulting in his death on the following day. The city denied Mrs. Leake’s allegations and moved…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Delta Air Corporation v. KerseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Ham v. HamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Smith v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Bass Canning Co. v. MacDougald Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1932
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3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Atlanta v. LeakeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Horton v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
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