Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Payne
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 9, 1992No. A92A1396PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
This is a trespass and nuisance action filed by William W. Dunn, as nominee of a partnership, Richard Carson, and Darlene Carson. The plaintiffs’ property is downhill from the property of defendant Lecil J. Payne, whose property is in turn downhill from that owned by Hilltop Village Associates. The complaint alleges that the Hilltop Village Associates parcel was modified in 1979 by the construction of a shopping center, causing an increase in the runoff of surface water which when combined with the runoff from the Payne parcel causes damages to plaintiffs’ land.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Department of Transportation v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Durham v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Brand v. Montega Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Ray v. StinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- C. W. Matthews Contracting Co. v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by6 opinions
- DeKalb County v. HeathCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
- Stone Man, Inc. v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Payne v. CarsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Dekalb County v. William Heath, Jr.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
- Fulton-Fritchlee v. DouglasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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