McGuirt v. Lawrence

Benham, Judge.

After receiving severe burns from contact with an electrical transmission line while riding atop a house being moved on a highway, Lawrence sued a large number of persons and governmental entities, finally getting a jury verdict and judgment against the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) and its employee McGuirt. In Case No. A89A1529, the PSC and McGuirt appeal the judgment against them, while Lawrence, in Case No. A89A1530, appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss the main appeal.

1. The basis for Lawrence’s motion to dismiss the main appeal was that the transcript of…