Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Fowler Electric Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 3, 1981No. 60764PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
The appellants in this case were residents of an apartment building which burned the night before Thanksgiving in 1974. They sued IDS Corporation, which was the owner of the apartment complex on the date of the fire, and Fowler Electric Co., the electrical contractor which installed the electrical wiring in the building when it was built in 1971. After the plaintiffs presented their case, the defendants moved for directed verdicts.
Fowler Electric Co. (“Fowler”) argued successfully that plaintiffs had presented no evidence from which the jury could find negligence on the part…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Dual S. Enterprises, Inc. v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Kuhr Bros., Inc. v. SpahosCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- PPG Industries, Inc. v. GensonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. BernsteinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Morgan v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1989
- CW MATTHEWS CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC. v. MarascoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Georgia Power Co. v. HinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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