Central Georgia Power Co. v. Stubbs
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Boan. Newton superior court. November 30, 1912. J. F. Stubbs brought suit against the Central Georgia Power Company, alleging as follows: The defendant was chartered by the laws of Georgia, and is an electric company engaged in the business of generating. electricity and in transmitting the same over wires to various parts of the State of Georgia, and has its principal office and place of business in Bibb county, Georgia.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Boan. Newton superior court. November 30, 1912. J. F. Stubbs brought suit against the Central Georgia Power Company, alleging as follows: The defendant was chartered by the laws of Georgia, and is an electric company engaged in the business of generating. electricity and in transmitting the same over wires to various parts of the State of Georgia, and has its principal office and place of business in Bibb county, Georgia. The plaintiff is the owner of 522 acres of land in Newton county, in the forks of the Yellow and Alcovy rivers, this land being his “home…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. The demurrers raise two leading questions in this case: (a) Whether the superior court of Newton county, under the allegations of the petition, has jurisdiction of the defendant, (b) WTiether the damages sued for are permanent and can be recovered in one action. We consider first the question of jurisdiction. The act of the General Assembly of 1912 (Acts of 1912, p. 68, sec, 4) declares: “All railroad and electric companies shall be sued in the county in which the cause of action originated, by any one whose person or property has been injured by such…
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