Case Name: City of Clarkesville v. McMillan
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1915-04-16
Citations: 143 Ga. 335
Docket Number: 
Parties: City of Clarkesville v. McMillan.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Fish, G. J., absent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 143
Pages: 335–335

Head Matter:
City of Clarkesville v. McMillan.
April 16, 1915.
Action for damages. Before Judge Jones. Habersham superior court. February 12, 1914.
7. 77. Sutton and J. C. Edwards & Sons, for plaintiff in error.
McMillan & Erwin, contra.

Opinion:
Atkinson, J.
1. Where a city lawfully raises the grade of one of its streets, if the grading is executed in such manner as to obstruct or divert the flow of rain water so that it would empty on an adjacent proprietor's land to such an extent as to cause injury thereto, the diversion of the water with such result would give rise to a cause of action. Louisville & Nashville R. Co. v. Jackson, 139 Ga. 543 (4), 544 (77 S. E. 796) ; Nelson v. City of Atlanta, 138 Ga. 252 (75 S. E. 245), and citations.
2. The evidence was sufficient to support the verdict, and none of the grounds of the motion for new trial show error.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur, except Fish, G. J., absent.