Legal Opinion
Buckner v. Colquitt Electric Membership Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 14, 1992No. A92A0763PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Chief Judge.
Douglas Buckner brought suit against the Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation to recover damages for injuries from an electric shock he received when an aluminum pole he was using to harvest pecans on property owned by his father struck a high voltage transmission line owned by the EMC. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the EMC and Buckner appeals.
Appellant alleged in his complaint that appellee was negligent in failing to “trim or remove the tree in such manner as to keep the . . . ungrounded electrical conductors free from interference from the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Carden v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Douberly v. Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Collins v. Altamaha Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Beamon v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Malvarez v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Leonardson v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Southern Orchard Supply v. BoyerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Williams v. Mitchell County Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Santana v. First Guaranty Management Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Callaway v. Crown Crafts, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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