Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 19, 1979No. 57509PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Appellant State Farm contends the trial coúrt improperly granted appellee Southern Bell’s motion for summary judgment. We disagree and affirm.
A telephone answering device leased and installed by appellee was the alleged cause of a fire which substantially damaged a house owned by appellant’s insured. After compensating its insured, appellant brought this suit against appellee, asserting negligence in the manufacture, installation and inspection of the answering device and in failure to warn of its defective nature.
Section A2.5 of appellee’s applicable General Subscriber Services…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Esteve Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Meade v. HeimansonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Buffalo Insurance v. Star Photo Finishing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Gerald v. Ameron Automotive CentersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Invenchek, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Taffet v. Southern Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Currie v. HaneyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- M.R. Taffet and Robert M. Fierman, on Behalf of Themselves and All of the Persons, Corporations, Municipalities, and Other Entities, Other Than the Who Are Similarly Situated v. The Southern Co., Southern Company Services, Inc., Alabama Power Company and Arthur Andersen & Co., Frederick Rodgers Carr, Carr Sales Company, O.E.M. Products, Inc., Timothy Dunn Stokely, Clark Stokely, III and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Southern Company, Southern Company Services, Inc., Georgia Power Company, and Arthur Andersen & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980