Legal Opinion

Gifford v. Four-County Elec. Power Ass'n

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1992No. 89-CA-0583PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

615 So.2d 1166 (1992)

Dr. Vernon D. GIFFORD and Mrs. Jean Gifford

v.

FOUR-COUNTY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION.

No. 89-CA-0583.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 17, 1992.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 1993.

William Liston, Liston/Lancaster, Winona, for appellant.

David L. Sanders, Mitchell McNutt Threadgill Smith & Sams, Columbus, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and PITTMAN and BANKS, JJ.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

Dr. Vernon Gifford sustained severe injuries when he came in contact with a live power line which had fallen from one of the utility poles installed by Four-County Electric Power…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Whittley v. City of MeridianMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Marcum v. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY GAS CO. INC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Roberts v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Galloway v. Singing River Electric Power Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
  5. Mississippi State Highway Commission v. SpencerMississippi Supreme Court · 1968

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Thompson MacHinery Commerce v. WallaceMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. LumpkinMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Wallace v. ThorntonMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Regency Nissan, Inc. v. JenkinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Harrah's Vicksburg Corp. v. PennebakerMississippi Supreme Court · 2001

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