McLendon & Cox v. Roberts

Sognier, Judge.

Xavier Roberts brought suit against McLendon & Cox, a landscape architecture firm, and five other parties involved in the construction of an adjacent manufacturing facility. Roberts, a neighboring landowner, sought both injunctive relief and damages as a result of an increase in the volume and velocity of storm water runoff flowing across his property, which he alleged caused an increase in siltation and erosion. McLendon & Cox moved to dismiss the claims against it on the ground that the action was a malpractice action as to it, and Roberts had failed to attach to his…