Legal Opinion
Earnheart v. Scott
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 10, 1994No. A94A0424PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Presiding Judge.
Earnheart brought this nuisance action against the City of Atlanta for injuries he sustained when his car allegedly struck a vehicle in the opposite lane. He appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to the City.
The collision occurred on June 18, 1991, in front of 1699 Lenox Road, a quarter mile south of Wildwood Road. Earnheart testified by affidavit that it occurred at the bottom of a hill where there was excessive standing water which caused his car to hydroplane. He alleged the standing water resulted from a defective sewer drainage system and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- City of Bowman v. GunnellsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- City of Rome v. TurkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Denson v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Kicklighter v. SAVANNAH TRANSIT AUTHORITYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
- DeKalb County v. LenowitzCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Thompson v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Goode v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- J. N. Legacy Group, Inc. v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
- City of Gainesville v. Jack WaldripCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
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