Legal Opinion

George v. Alabama Power Company

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 16, 2009No. 1070389PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODALL, Justice.

Lee George appeals from summary judgments in favor of Alabama Power Company (“APCo”) in his action seeking compensation for injuries he sustained when he came in contact with a wire owned by APCo. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I. Procedural and Factual Background

Viewed in the light most favorable to George, the nonmovant, the evidence indicates the following. On May 12, 2003, George was electrically shocked and seriously injured while he was working as a traffic-signal technician for the City of Bir mingham (“the City”). The injury occurred as one of George’s…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Heastie v. RobertsIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Alfa Mut. Ins. Co. v. RoushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
  3. Kmart Corp. v. BassettSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  4. Thompson v. LeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  5. Alabama Power Co. v. BerrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1950

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3Cited by6 opinions

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