Hill v. McBurney Oil & Fertilizer Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Beese. Warren superior court. November 3, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
Hill and others applied for an injunction to restrain the McBurney Oil and Fertilizer Company from blowing a certain steam whistle. The petition alleged, that the plant of the defendant was situated in a populous residence community of the town of Warrenton, and that the dwellings of the plaintiffs were situated near by; that the steam whistle used in connection with the plant was “loud, shrill, shrieking, discordant, startling, and terrific,” and its blasts such as to injure the health of plaintiffs, disturb their sleep, and seriously interfere with their reasonable enjoyment of their…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Butler v. Mayor of ThomasvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
- Parks v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Kavanagh v. Mobile & Girard RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
- Mygatt v. GoetchinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1856
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