Legal Opinion

Tollison v. Georgia Power Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 14, 1936No. 25368PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.

In a somewhat analogous case it was held, that, in the absence of a statute or a contract requiring a water company to furnish a supply of water to individual residents, “the great weight of authority is to the effect that a resident of a city can not recover of a waterworks company damages for loss by fire occasioned by. the failure of such company to furnish, in accordance with the contract with the city, a sufficient supply of water to extinguish the fire.” Holloway v. Macon Gas-Light & Water Co., 133 Ga. 387, 394 (64 S. E. 330). In Martha Mills v. Moseley, 50 Ga. App. 536 (179 S. E. 159),…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Holloway v. Macon Gas Light & Water Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  2. Mills v. MoseleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  3. Lundy v. City Council of AugustaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  4. Hall v. City CouncilCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  5. Taylor v. MeeksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Travelers Excess and Surplus Lines Co. v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  2. Schwarcz v. Charlton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
  3. Sinclair v. DunaganDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1995
  4. Glover v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  5. Schwarcz v. Charlton CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1955

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