Quattlebaum v. Georgia Power Company

Shulman, Chief Judge.

After a routine meter reading visit to the Quattlebaum home in June 1978, an employee of Georgia Power Company reported that the meter had been tampered with. Quattlebaum refused to pay the electricity bill which Georgia Power subsequently sent him, and his electric service was terminated. He filed suit against Georgia Power for actual damages incurred from the interrupted service and for punitive damages. After a jury awarded appellant $1.00 in actual damages and $2,500 in punitive damages, the trial court granted appellee’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the…