City of Greensboro v. Tony Rowland

MCMILLIAN, Judge.

The City of Greensboro, Georgia (the “City”) appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss a complaint filed by Tony Rowland and Flenard Rowland (the “Rowlands”), asserting claims for inverse condemnation, trespass, intentional tort, and nuisance, 1 arising out of the City’s construction and maintenance of a drainage ditch across their properties.

As factual support for the Rowlands’ claims, the complaint alleges that the Rowlands each own real property on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (“MLK Drive”) in the City (the “Property”). After receiving a $500,000 Community…