Georgia Power Company v. McGruder

Undercofler, Justice.

Willie Mae McGruder filed a complaint against the Georgia Power Company for the wrongful death of her ten-year-old son who drowned in a pool of water located below the defendant’s dam and power plant on Lake Jackson. The boy was trapped inside a drainage pipe which runs from said pool to a lower-lying pool about 20 feet away. The complaint alleged several grounds of liability. The defendant’s motion for summary judgment was granted by the trial court.

The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court. It held that the claim was governed by an Act of the General…