FAIRFIELD CORPORATION NO. 1 v. Thornton

Gregory, Justice.

Appellant Fairfield was the original developer of an addition to the Fairfield subdivision. In 1970 Fairfield sold by warranty deed lot 242 in the subdivision to appellee Thornton. The warranty deed referred to a recorded plat on which the area adjacent to lot 242 was designated as “drainage area.” After Thornton purchased his lot, Fairfield recorded a revised plat on which part of the “drainage area” was incorporated into lot 250.

On December 17, 1987 Fairfield filed a complaint in Dougherty Superior Court against Thornton seeking an injunction to prohibit him from…