ATLANTA: Last week, The Georgia Supreme started the new September court term, and Monday and Tuesday, the court will hear arguments in 13 cases, including two impacting north Georgia counties.
During the 10am session Monday, the government of Forsyth County, claiming to be immune from property owners' lawsuits over water damage, is appealing a Georgia Court of Appeals order that dismissed the County's appeal of a lower court's refusal to throw out the lawsuits against it.
The original lawsuit stemmed from a resident in the county suing a neighbor and the county for water damage alleging that in the course of renovating their home, the neighbors were responsible for water flowing on to their property, causing damage. They claimed the County "contributed to the flooding" through the way it maintained the County-owned right of way and drainage ditch in front of their home.
Also on Monday, the court will hear the case involving Jackson County that involves a default on a loan for development of a shopping center in Hoschton.
More on the cases including access to a live stream are available at the Georgia Supreme Court web site.
http://accesswdun.com/article/2015/9/335373/georgia-supreme-court-to-hear-cases-regarding-forsyth-and-jackson-counties