Legal Opinion
Life Insurance Co. v. Dodgen
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 5, 1979No. 56846PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
Suit to recover double indemnity on accidental death. The facts of this case show that appellee, Mrs. Dodgen is the widow of the insured James Dodgen. Dodgen was employed by the Georgia Power Company as an electrician. On the day of his death, Dodgen was working on an electrical transformer standing on an A-frame approximately eight to ten feet off the ground. The transformer had three power lines each normally carrying 2,400 volts. Two were disconnected and one apparently was still charged. Dodgen was working on the two uncharged lines, disconnecting them from the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Montgomery v. Pacific & Southern Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Riggins v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Johnson v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Mutual Life Insurance v. BishopCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- MacOn-bibb County Water & Sewerage Authority v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- U. S. Life Title Insurance v. HutsellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Warren v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
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