Legal Opinion
Bridges v. Georgia Power Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 5, 1929No. 19313PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
1. The motion to dismiss the writ of error is overruled. See Carolina Portland Cement Co. v. Walker Roofing Co., 163 Ga. 33 (1), and eases cited.
2. The allegations of the petition, taken as true (as they must be when tested by a general demurrer), do not set out a cause of action. The petition does not show the breach of any legal duty which the defendant owed to the deceased. The injury did not naturally flow from any act of negligence of the defendant. This case is controlled by the principle announced in Mobley v. Monroe, 37 Ga. App. 364 (140 S. E. 516), and cit. See also Seaboard Air-Line…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. BeaversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Underwood v. Western & Atlantic RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Mobley v. City of MonroeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
- Carolina Portland Cement Co. v. Charles N. Walker Roofing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1926
3Cited by10 opinions
- Crosby v. Savannah Electric & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Town of Clinton v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
- Laite v. BaxterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Ford v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Smith v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
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