Legal Opinion
ESI, Inc. of Tennessee v. Westpoint Stevens
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 22, 2002No. A01A2026PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
WestPoint Stevens, Inc. hired ESI, Inc. of Tennessee, a general contractor, to install a new boiler facility at WestPoint’s plant in North Carolina. ESI hired H & L Electrical as a subcontractor for the electrical work on the project. Believing that the power to the area in which they were working was shut off, two H & L employees suffered electrical bums while handling conduit and electrical wires. The employees sued H & L Electrical, WestPoint, and others for their injuries. WestPoint settled the suit and paid $500,000 to the H & L employees, and WestPoint’s insurer,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Tuxedo Plumbing & Heating Co. v. Lie-NielsenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Bowen v. WatersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- McAbee Construction Co. v. Georgia Kraft Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Northgate Village Apartments v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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