A Fulton County jury ordered the city of Atlanta to pay nearly $1 million to a couple who purchased a 1930s-era home in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood only to find out a crumbling century-old sewer line running beneath it meant they couldn’t remodel it or live there.
Despite admitting that the the sewer line—which is still in use—belonged to the city, Atlanta officials stiff-armed the couple for over a year, refusing to reroute the pipe, even though funds were available, said attorney Jeffrey Schneider.
Jeff Schneider
