Fleming v. Lee Engineering & Construction Co.

Birdsong, Chief Judge.

Appellant/plaintiff J. B. Fleming, brings this appeal from the grant of summary judgment to appellee Lee Engineering and Construction Company. Southern Bell placed a guide wire for support of a utility pole near Fleming’s residence in 1973. Thereafter, Fleming’s sewer line had to be cleared in 1976, 1977, and 1978, because of stoppages. During 1979 and 1980, the line had to be opened by RotoRooter eight times. Upon the advice of Roto-Rooter personnel, in November 1980, Fleming had his sewer line dug up from his house to the connection with the county sewer line.…