Legal Opinion
Georgia Power Co. v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 13, 1970No. 45396PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
The appellant contends that the motion for summary judgment should have been granted for two reasons: (1) the record shows that the parties who cleared the land were acting as independent contractors and not as agents or servants of the defendant; (2) the damages sought in this case should properly have been included in the condemnation proceeding pending in Carroll County and were not subject to an independent action.
In support of its first contention the defendant cites Dekle v. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., 208 Ga. 254 (66 SE2d 218), as authority for the fact that an…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bowers v. Fulton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Central Georgia Power Co. v. MaysSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Johnson v. Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- McArthur v. State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Wiggins v. City of MacOnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. DatrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Jenkins v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Fountain v. MARTACourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Butler v. Gwinnett CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- DeKalb County v. CowanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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