Weimer v. Cauble, 106 S.E.2d 781 (Ga. 1959). · Go Syfert
Weimer v. Cauble, 106 S.E.2d 781 (Ga. 1959). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
33 citation events across 2 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Bauer v. North Fulton Medical Center, Inc. (gactapp, 1999-12-16)
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Top citers, strongest first. 9 distinct citers.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Bauer v. North Fulton Medical Center, Inc.
Ga. Ct. App. · 1999 · confidence medium
Weimer v. Cauble, 214 Ga. 634, 636-637 ( 106 SE2d 781 ) (1959); Williams v. Harris, 207 Ga. 576, 579 (2) ( 63 SE2d 386 ) (1951); Flanders v. Hill Aircraft &c.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Paul Associates, Inc.
Ga. Ct. App. · 1998 · confidence medium
Williams v. Harris, 207 Ga. 576 (2) ( 63 SE2d 386 ) [(1951)]; Weimer v. Cauble, 214 Ga. 634, 636 ( 106 SE2d 781 ) [(1959)].” Ga. Power Co. v. Womble, 150 Ga. App. 28, 32 (3) ( 256 SE2d 640 ) (1979); see also Batson v. Higginbothem, 7 Ga. App. 835 ( 68 SE 455 ) (1910). “[N]ominal damages are always allowed for any tortious invasion of a property right, though no actual damage results therefrom. [Cit.]” Williams v. Harris, supra at 579.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Georgia Power Co. v. Womble
Ga. Ct. App. · 1979 · confidence medium
Williams v. Harris, 207 Ga. 576 (2) ( 63 SE2d 386 ); Weimer v. Cauble, 214 Ga. 634, 636 ( 106 SE2d 781 ); Code §§ 105-2001, 105-2006.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) McQueen v. Wilson (2×)
Ga. Ct. App. · 1968 · confidence medium
Williams v. Harris, 207 Ga. 576, 579 ( 63 SE2d 386 ); Weimer v. Cauble, 214 Ga. 634, 636 ( 106 SE2d 781 ).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Watson v. City of East Point
Ga. · 1967 · confidence medium
Domin v. Brush, 174 Ga. 32 (1) ( 161 SE 809 ); Gray v. Bradford, 194 Ga. 492, 494 (1) ( 22 SE2d 43 ); Weimer v. Cauble, 214 Ga. 634, 637 ( 106 SE2d 781 ); Teasley v. Jones, 215 Ga. 135 (1) ( 109 SE2d 514 ); Nuckolls v. Merritt, 216 Ga. 35, 38 ( 114 SE2d 427 ).
cited Cited as authority (rule) J & C Ornamental Iron Co. v. Watkins
Ga. Ct. App. · 1966 · confidence medium
Weimer v. Cauble, 214 Ga. 634, 637 ( 106 SE2d 781 ).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Henderson v. Stewart
Ga. Ct. App. · 1960 · confidence medium
Weimer v. Cauble, 214 Ga. 634, 637 ( 106 S. E. 2d 781 ); Minor v. Fincher, 213 Ga. 365 ( 99 S. E. 2d 78 ).
discussed Cited "see" McCaughey v. Murphy (2×)
Ga. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Weimer v. Cauble, 214 Ga. 634, 637 ( 106 SE2d 781 ) (1959).
discussed Cited "see" Marshall v. Georgia Power Company (2×)
Ga. Ct. App. · 1975 · signal: see · confidence high
See Weimer v. Cauble, 214 Ga. 634, 636 ( 106 SE2d 781 ); Tedder v. Stiles, 16 Ga. 1,2 (6).
Weimer
v.
Cauble
20273.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Jan 12, 1959.
106 S.E.2d 781
Weldon Shows, for plaintiff in error., Boland Neeson, contra.
Head.
Cited by 16 opinions  |  Published
Head, Justice.

Where two city lots adjoin, the lower owes a servitude to the higher to receive the water which naturally flows upon it, provided the owner of the higher lot has done no act to increase such flow. Goldsmith v. Elsas, May & Co., 53 Ga. 186. The owner of the higher lot, however, would have no right to concentrate and collect surface water by the erection of buildings and cause it to be discharged upon the lower lot in a greater quantity or in a different manner from that in which the water would have flowed upon it by the law of gravitation. Hendrix v. McEachern, 164 Ga. 457, 459 (139 S. E. 9); Cox v. Martin, 207 Ga. 442 (62 S. E. 2d 164).

Notice to the alienee of property causing a nuisance or trespass that he will be held responsible for damages subsequently caused by it is tantamount to a request to abate the nuisance or trespass. Central of Ga. Ry. Co. v. Americus Construction Co., 133 Ga. 392, 393 (2) (65 S. E. 855). “General damages are such as the law presumes to flow from any tortious act, and may be recovered without proof of any amount.” Code § 105-2006. “Tire, law infers some damage from the invasion[*637] of a property right; and if no evidence is given of any particular amount of loss, it declares the right by awarding what it terms ‘nominal damages’.” Williams v. Harris, 207 Ga. 576 (2) (63 S. E. 2d 386).

Under the foregoing rules, in so- far as the general demurrers sought to attack the petition for want of notice and demand to abate the nuisance, or because the damages alleged were not specifically described, the demurrers were properly overruled.

An allegation that a party is the owner of described real estate is an allegation of an ultimate fact and is not a conclusion of law. Foster v. Rowland, 194 Ga. 845 (4) (22 S. E. 2d 777). In the present case, however, there is no description of the plaintiff’s property, nor are there any descriptive averments which might afford a key to- a description of his lands. The allegation that the plaintiff “is the; owner of valuable real property lying immediately southeasterly of, adjoining and adjacent to,” described property of the defendant, “is too vague and indefinite to be the basis of an action to enjoin an alleged trespass upon the land, and the question of such defective description may be raised by general demurrer.” Hamilton v. Evans, 208 Ga. 780 (4) (69 S. E. 2d 739), and cases cited.

There being no adequate description of the plaintiff’s property to sustain an action for trespass, the court erred in overruling the general demurrers.

It is suggested by counsel for the plaintiff that, if this court should find the petition insufficient for any reason, it should grant the right of amendment. The right of amendment is controlled by law. Where a general demurrer is overruled in the trial court, and the judgment is reversed by this court, an amendment may be allowed before the remittitur is made the judgment of the trial court. Whiddon v. Southern Auto Finance Co., 188 Ga. 340 (3 S. E. 2d 889); Milton v. Milton, 195 Ga. 130, 131 (23 S. E. 2d 411).

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur.