Ford v. Georgia Power Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Shulman, Judge.
Appellants’ son, age 15, was killed by electrocution when, while climbing a tree located on the premises of the apartment complex where appellant/mother and the deceased child resided, he came in contact with appellee-Georgia Power’s high voltage transmission lines. This appeal follows the grant of summary judgment in favor of Georgia Power Company. We affirm.
1. The trial court properly held that the case against appellee-Georgia Power is controlled adversely to appellants by Rogers v. Ga. Power Co., 118 Ga. App. 527 (164 SE2d 268); Bridges v. Ga. Power Co., 39 Ga. App. 400…
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