Legal Opinion
Georgia Power Co. v. Leonard
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 18, 1939No. 12533PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dorsey, Judge.
In this case Habakkuk Leonard sued through Lillie Leonard, his mother, as next friend. He alleged that they were share-croppers on certain property over which the defendant company maintained and operated a high-tension power line. On February 4, 1931', a wet, rainy day, the plaintiff, Habakkuk, went to get some firewood, and proceeded toward a tract of woods located beyond the defendant’s power line, which ran about 300 yards from his home. On reaching one of the defendant’s poles he sat down to rest for a few minutes on the concrete base in which it was anchored. As he…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. FergusonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Mayor & Council v. BooneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Donalson v. Georgia Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1932
- Culbreath v. Kutz Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
- Atlanta Consolidated Street Railway Co. v. OwingsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Southern California Gas Co. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
- Toler v. GoodinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Hill v. Carolina Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1943
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. of N. Y. v. BarronSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. Holson Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
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