Legal Opinion
Oglethorpe Power Corp. v. Sheriff
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 23, 1993No. A93A1609PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
This suit arises from claims of trespass and. conversion by intentional damage to certain trees averred to have occurred when Oglethorpe Power Corporation exceeded a right-of-way for the erection of an electrical power line.
The jury awarded plaintiff $3,783.29 compensatory damages and $25,492.87 attorney fees for conversion; $20,000 attorney fees for bad faith, being stubbornly litigious, or causing the plaintiff unnecessary trouble and expense; and $100,000 punitive damages. The trial court entered judgment, but limited attorney fees to $25,492.87 for conversion…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Mattox v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Hospital Authority v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Manderson & Associates, Inc. v. GoreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- F. A. F. Motor Cars, Inc. v. ChildersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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- Rossee Oil Co. v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Walton Electric Membership Corp. v. SnyderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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