Morris v. McCamey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Case, in Murray Superior Court. Tried before Judge Wright, March Term, 1850. William McCamey brought his action against James Morris, alleging that Morris, by the erection of a mill-dam in Connesauga river, by which “ an unhealthy pond of standing water” had been raised, and certain land of plaintiff had been covered and injured.
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Case, in Murray Superior Court. Tried before Judge Wright, March Term, 1850. William McCamey brought his action against James Morris, alleging that Morris, by the erection of a mill-dam in Connesauga river, by which “ an unhealthy pond of standing water” had been raised, and certain land of plaintiff had been covered and injured. Plaintiff showed, by his own testimony, that the legal title to a part of the land injured was in William McCamey, Sr. Plaintiff claimed under a Sheriff’s deed, selling the land as the property of one Timothy McCamey, under a ft. fa. in favor of Morris, the defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Warner, J.
delivering the opinion.
The plaintiff in the Court below brought his action against the defendant, to recover damages for overflowing his land with water by the erection of a mill-dam, and also for injury done to his health caused thereby. The plaintiff alleged title to the premises, consisting of two lots of land, Nos. 249 and 256, in the 9th district of Murray County.
[1.] On the trial, the plaintiff introduced in evidence two grants from the State of Georgia to the drawers of the lots of land in question, and deeds of conveyance of the same from the drawers (Connelly…
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