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ATKINSON v. CITY OF ATLANTA

No. A13A1040.

752 S.E.2d 130 (2013)

ATKINSON v. CITY OF ATLANTA.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 21, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Lydell Starks , Elizabeth Yarbrough Rodger , for Appellant.

Torrey Dennis Smith , for Appellee.

BRANCH, Judge.

A municipality is protected by governmental immunity from suit for negligence, but as an exception to its immunity, a municipality is liable for damages resulting from operating or maintaining a nuisance. In this suit, Denis S. Atkinson, Jr., contends the City of Atlanta is liable in nuisance arising out of a water main break that damaged his property. Because we find that Atkinson has not shown that the...

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