Legal Opinion
City of East Point v. Terhune
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 3, 1978No. 54934, 54935PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Webb, Judge.
Harold J. Terhune and his wife Nell H. Terhune filed suit against the City of East Point and W. C. Cato, a developer, alleging that as a result of the city’s negligence in the design, construction and upkeep of a cross-drain upstream from their residence and increased flow of surface water from the construction of Cato’s apartment project, a nuisance had been created causing the basement of their house to be flooded and the foundation undermined, with great damage to their real and personal property.
Title to the real property at the time the action was filed was in Nell H.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Town of Fort Oglethorpe v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Southeastern Liquid Fertilizer Co. v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Johnson v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Ethridge v. City of LavoniaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Foster v. CrowderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- City of Atlanta v. BroadnaxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
- Grier v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- City of Atlanta v. LeakeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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