Legal Opinion
Reighard v. Georgia Power Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 9, 1969No. 44316PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Felton, Chief Judge.
In this action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in contacting one of the defendant power company’s live, uninsulated, high voltage, electri cal transmission wires 24 to 26 feet above the ground while the plaintiff workman was on the end of the 23-foot boom of his employer’s diesel shovel, the complaint alleged not only that the defendant had been on notice for more than 3 months that the location of the injuries was a gravel loading site where diesels with long and high booms and workmen would operate, but also that, due to the height of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Crosby v. Savannah Electric & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Lamar Electric Membership Corp. v. CarrollCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Graham Ex Rel. Graham v. Sandhill Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Midland Properties Co. v. FarmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Altamaha Electric Membership Corp. v. IrvinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
3Cited by5 opinions
- Carden v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Flowers v. Slash Pine Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Georgia Power Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Georgia Power Co. v. ReighardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Flowers v. Slash Pine Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970