Floyd v. Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) This is a suit by the owner of a single-wire, ground-circuit, telephone sys tern, to recover as damages, for the alleged destruction of the use of her telephone system by the defendants, the cost of “metallicizing” the plaintiff's telephone lines. The plaintiff alleged that the location and operation by the defendants of a high-tension electric-light and power line near her telephone line created “electro-inductive interference” with the telephone line, and caused a “din of buzzes, screeches, noises, and hisses, drowning out conversations and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Citizens Telephone Co. v. Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1912
- Dakota Central Telephone Co. v. Spink County Power Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1920
- Yamhill County Mutual Telephone Co. v. Yamhill Electric Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1924
- Georgia Power Co. v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Georgia Power Co. v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
3Cited by1 opinion
- Planters Electric Membership Corp. v. Savannah Valley Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942