Central Georgia Power Co. v. Pope
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Boan. Newton superior court. November 30, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
The headnotes require no elaboration except in one or two particulars. In applying different possible measures of damages, they should not be so used as to duplicate damages for. the sanie injury. Thus, to illustrate, to allow a recovery on account of the loss of the rental value of a tract of land or part of a tract, the loss of its value for use, and the loss of crops upon the same tract or part for the same year, would be to permit the plaintiff to recover more than once for substantially the same item of damages. The rules for measuring damages should not be so applied as to work this…
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