Jones v. Putnam County

Adams, Judge.

Andrew Richard Jones d/b/a Jones Water System brought a multi-count complaint against Putnam County and its contractor, Southern Trenching, Inc., after the county began competing against Jones to supply water to certain of Jones’s customers. The county filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to Counts 4 (inverse condemnation) and 5 (trespass) of the complaint. The trial court granted the county’s motion and Jones appeals, contending the trial court erred by granting summary judgment on his inverse condemnation claim.* 1

The following undisputed facts are pertinent here.…