Legal Opinion
Town of Rentz v. Roach
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 18, 1922No. 3033PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
1. The petition set out a cause of action; and the court did not err in overruling the demurrer, and in refusing to dismiss the case.
2. “A nuisance is anything that worketh hurt, inconvenience, or damage to another; and the fact that the act done may otherwise be lawful does not kfeep it from being a nuisance.” Civil Code (1910), § 4457.
3. A private nuisance is one limited in its injurious effect to one or a few individuals, which may injure either the person or property or both; and in either case a right of action accrues. Civil' Code (1910), §§ 4454, 4456.
4. Where a person purchases land…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Austin v. Augusta Terminal Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- People v. Detroit White Lead Works Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1890
- Goodrich v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- City of Atlanta v. WarnockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Barham v. GrantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Miller v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Goble v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Rinzler v. FolsomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Clarke v. BoysenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
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