City of Jackson v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Searcy. Butts superior court. January 14, 1916.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
The City of Jackson owned a tract of land on which it erected a dam for the purpose of creating a reservoir for water to supply its inhabitants. The plaintiff owned adjacent land. He alleged that damages to him resulted from the erection °cf a dam which caused the ditches and drains on his land to become filled with sand and mud, thereby causing his land to become wet and unfit for cultivation. He recovered, and the defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled.
1. The plaintiff and the city purchased their respective tracts of land from a common owner; that of the city being anterior'in…
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