Legal Opinion
McGarity v. Hart Electric Membership Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 8, 2011No. A10A2069PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Presiding Judge.
Steve McGarity was injured when he made contact with a live electrical wire while visiting real property that was being advertised for sale. McGarity filed a personal injury action against Hart Electric Membership Corporation (HEMC), which had installed and maintained the electrical wire (on private property on which it had an easement), alleging that HEMC had negligently maintained and inspected the wire. HEMC moved for summary judgment, arguing that McGarity was a trespasser and therefore it was not liable because it did not wantonly and wilfully injure him; that it…
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