Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. Georgia Power Co.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided August 14, 1987No. Civ. No. C85-4251PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ORINDA D. EVANS, District Judge.
This diversity action alleging negligence is before the court on Defendant Georgia Power Company’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or alternatively for a new trial. The jury returned a verdict for the Plaintiff in the sum of $515,-000.
On November 8, 1983, Plaintiff Mark Jenkins was severely injured while painting a transmission tower owned by Defendant Georgia Power Company, Inc. (Georgia Power), and situated on an easement belonging to Georgia Power. The injury occurred when Jenkins either touched an uninsulated line carrying 115,000 volts…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Amear v. HallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Tect Construction Co. v. FrymyerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Hodge v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1969
- Apostol-Athanasiou v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Georgia Power Co. v. GillespieCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Mark Jenkins, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Georgia Power Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988