Habersham Electric Membership Corp. v. Dalton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Chief Judge.
On or about October 30, 1979, Donald Dalton, while on top of a chicken feed bin, suffered electrical burns when a tool (a hoe attached *484to a conduit pipe with clamps) he was using to clean the bin contacted overhead high-voltage power lines owned by the Habersham Electric Membership Corporation.
As plaintiff, he brought this action against the defendant power company (Habersham Electric Membership Corporation), contending that defendant had maintained, constructed and inspected their lines (which traversed over the Dalton farm in White County) in a negligent manner and…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Speir v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Clinton v. Gunn-Willis Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Carden v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Malvarez v. Georgia Power CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Collins v. Altamaha Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
- McGarity v. Hart Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- Buckner v. Colquitt Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Williams v. Mitchell County Electric Membership Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Dominiak v. Camden Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Georgia Power Company v. Neil TriolaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022
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