Legal Opinion
Irwin v. Georgia Power & Light Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 4, 1951No. 33694PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, C. J.
It appears from the plaintiff’s petition that her son, Curtis Irwin, and two others were employed by J. 0. Paine and were engaged in cutting pulpwood for him on the land of A. F. Winn at the time her said son met his death. Winn’s land was located south of and adjacent to the right of way of the transmission line of the defendant power company. It was the duty of the other two employees of Paine to cut and fell the trees, and it was the duty of Curtis Irwin then io cut them into the right lengths for pulpwood. These two employees cut a pine tree and it fell and lodged in another pine. They…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mayor of Macon v. DykesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Henderson v. Dade Coal Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Perry v. Central RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Clinton v. Gunn-Willis Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Stallings v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corporation v. StanfieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Douberly v. Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Standard Oil Company v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Inta-Roto, Inc. v. GuestCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Benefield v. McDonough Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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