Case Name: City of Dublin v. Kea
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1917-08-03
Citations: 20 Ga. App. 718
Docket Number: 8764
Parties: City of Dublin v. Kea.
Judges: Wade, O. J., and Luke, J., eoneur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 20
Pages: 718–718

Head Matter:
8764.
City of Dublin v. Kea.
Decided August 3, 1917.
Action for damages; from Laurens superior court—Judge Kent. March 31, 1917.
W. G. Davis, for plaintiff in error.
8. P. New, G. B. Davis, contra.

Opinion:
Geobge, J.
1. "Although municipal authorities may have plenary power in the matter of collection, removal, and disposition of garbage, yet they can not lawfully create, in connection therewith, a nuisance dangerous to health or life; and where such a nuisance is created and its effect is specially injurious to an individual by reason of its proximity to his home, he has a cause of action for damages. Bell v. Mayor etc. of Savannah, 139 Ga. 298 (77 S. E. 165)." Kea v. Gity of Dublin (this case), 145 Ga. 511 (89 S. E. 484).
2. The verdict of $850 in favor of the plaintiff is not without evidence to support it, and is not legally excessive. The court did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
Wade, O. J., and Luke, J., eoneur.