Legal Opinion
Welch v. City of Camilla
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 27, 1952No. 33992PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarlisle, J.
In operating an electric-light-plant, furnishing electricity for profit, a city is engaged in a private, non-governmental business, and is liable to one injured through the negligence of its employees in the location of its transmission lines. Adepe v. City of Thomasville, 9 Ga. App. 880 (72 S. E. 478); Carruthers v. City of Hawkinsville, 171 Ga. 313 (155 S. E. 520); City of Dublin v. Ogburn, 142 Ga. 840 (83 S. E. 939).
“As the owner and operator of an electric lighting system, it is the duty of a municipality to exercise the diligence and care commensurate with the dangers of the force it is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Georgia Power Co. v. LeonardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Clinton v. Gunn-Willis Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Graham Ex Rel. Graham v. Sandhill Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Carruthers v. City of HawkinsvilleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Adepe v. City of ThomasvilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Crosby v. Savannah Electric & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Lamar Electric Membership Corp. v. CarrollCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Midland Properties Co. v. FarmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Georgia Power Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Little Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corp. v. LockhartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
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