Legal Opinion
Fulton County v. Baranan
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 28, 1978No. 33168, 33199PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
Aaron Baranan brought an action against Fulton County to enjoin the anticipated illegal diversion of surface water onto his property. In Baranan v. Fulton County, 232 Ga. 852 (209 SE2d 188) (1974), he appealed from a judgment of the trial court which held that injunction will not lie to prevent county authorities from maintaining a public road because of threatened consequential damages to a property owner, where no part of his property is taken, and that the only redress the property owner has is to bring an action for damages. This court reversed this judgment, holding that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Smith v. Floyd CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Waters v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
- Barfield v. Macon CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Baranan v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- DeKalb County v. McFarlandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Colman v. Utah State Land BoardUtah Supreme Court · 1990
- Miree v. United StatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- City of Columbus, Ga. v. MyszkaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Duffield v. DeKalb CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- DeKalb County v. OrwigSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
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