Flint Electric Membership Corp. v. Ed Smith Construction Co.

Hunstein, Justice.

Lee, an employee of appellee Ed Smith Construction Company, Inc., was injured on the job when a crane came into contact with a high voltage line owned by appellant Flint Electric Membership Corporation and electricity passed through the crane to steel bars Lee was touching. Lee received benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA), OCGA § 34-9-1 et seq. He and his wife thereafter filed suit against Flint for personal injury and loss of consortium. Flint sought indemnification from the construction company pursuant to OCGA § 46-3-40 (b) of the High-voltage Safety Act…