Sanders v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Ellis. Fulton superior court. July 13, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
1. The right to the use of the streets of a city is in the public, and any permanent obstruction thereof which materially impedes travel is a nuisance per se. 2 Elliott on Roads & Streets (3d ed.), § 828.
2. The obstruction of a street by so parking- automobiles therein as to prevent free passage along the highway by the public desiring to use the street for passing and repassing thereon may become a nuisance. Berry on Law of Automobiles, § 64. See Rider v. Porter, 147 Ga. 760 (95 S. E. 284).
3. A city ordinance providing that “No taxicab, motorbus, hack, or other vehicle for hire shall park on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cohen v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Commonwealth v. FentonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
- Pugh v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- Rider v. PorterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
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- Southeastern Pipe-Line Co. v. GarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
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