Shaffer v. Georgia Power Co.

Hall, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff in a suit for damages appeals from the summary judgment for one of the defendants, Georgia Power Company. The wrongful act alleged was the suspension of electrical service to several of the plaintiffs properties.

The power company’s motion for summary judgment was based on three grounds of legal justification for its act: (1) its own Rules and Regulations on file with the Public Service Commission which allow it to suspend service to any customer whose wiring or equipment does not meet specified safety standards; (2) an ordinance of the City of Atlanta giving…