VAUGHN v. BURNETTE

18773.

211 Ga. 206 (1954)

84 S.E.2d 568

VAUGHN v. BURNETTE et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided November 9, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. C. Tarver, for plaintiff in error.


MOBLEY, Justice.

It appears to be a general rule that, "where two or more persons, each acting independently, create or maintain a situation which is a tortious invasion of a landowner's interest in the use and enjoyment of land by interfering with his quiet, light, air, or flowing water, each is liable only for such proportion of the harm caused to the land or the loss of enjoyment of it by the owner as his contribution to the harm bears to the total harm," as a...

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