Manning v. Georgia Power Co.

Smith, Justice.

Richard Manning was injured when he came in contact with a 115,000 volt conductor while working as a painter at a Georgia Power Company facility. At the time of his injury he was employed by Joseph Hartman d/b/a The Tower People, which was under contract *405with Georgia Power Company to paint certain structures owned by it that were rusting and in need of maintenance. Manning sought and obtained workers’ compensation benefits from Hartman. He also filed a suit in tort against Georgia Power, which was granted summary judgment on the ground that the work being performed by Manning…