Williams v. Mitchell County Electric Membership Corp.

Hines, Justice.

This Court granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Williams v. Mitchell County Elec. Membership Corp., 255 Ga. App. 668 (566 SE2d 356) (2002), to determine whether the High-voltage Safety Act, OCGA § 46-3-30 et seq., bars the plaintiffs’ recovery in this case. Finding that it does, we affirm.

Donald Williams, a farmer, was electrocuted in a cotton field when a sagging power line became entangled with his cotton picker. Williams exited the picker, reached up to examine the line, and was electrocuted. The line was part of a power line maintained by Mitchell County Electric…