Legal Opinion
Columbus, Georgia v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 6, 1984No. 66976PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Appellees Leon and Cora Smith filed suit on June 1, 1981 against Columbus, Georgia; Alexander Contracting Co., Inc.; Lon Alexander, Jr.; McMath, Trussell & Turner Construction Co., Inc.; Calhoun Products Co., Inc., d/b/a Consolidated Pipe & Gravel Co.; and Camp Concrete Industries, Inc., seeking to recover for damage to their property caused by flooding. The complaint alleged that as intense development occurred in the Bull Creek drainage basin upstream from the Smiths’ property, appellant Columbus, Georgia failed to put any limits on the increased amount of water which the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Fulton County v. BarananSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by7 opinions
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