Supreme Court of Georgia, 1909

City of Sylvester v. Tison

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided November 20, 1909 · Beck

133 Ga. 518; 66 S.E. 246; 1909 Ga. LEXIS 262

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Opinion of the Court

Beck, J.

1. Courts of equity will enjoin a nuisance at the suit of individuals, where it appears that they will suffer special damages not shared in by the public. Savannah &c. Ry. Co. v. Gill, 118 Ga. 737 (45 S. E. 623); Trust Company v. Ray, 125 Ga. 485 (54 S. E. 145).

2. The controlling question in this record is ruled in the case of City of Sylvester v. Wooten, 133 Ga. 186 (65 S. E. 405).

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

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