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LEWIS v. DEKALB COUNTY

39572.

251 Ga. 100 (1983)

303 S.E.2d 112

LEWIS et al. v. DEKALB COUNTY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Boyd Lyons, for appellants.

George P. Dillard, Richard W. Calhoun, for appellee.

CLARKE, Justice.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis bought a lot in DeKalb County in 1973 and applied for a building permit. They were informed that a stream ran across the property and that they would have to build their driveway in a manner which would avoid obstruction of the stream. The stream originates in Silver Lake, a privately owned 27.5 acre lake near Oglethorpe University to the east of the Lewis property, and drains westerly into Nancy Creek. The Lewises built a bridge...

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