Legal Opinion
Ca 79-3691 Wanda Starr Wright, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of James Lewis Wright v. Southern Bell Telephone Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 22, 1979No. 77-2208PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the tragic death of a homeowner who was killed when the temporary blocks supporting his mobile home gave way and the home collapsed upon him. Specifically, we are asked to decide whether the telephone company may be held liable for this death, assuming that the homeowner was under the house at the request of the telephone company’s employee. After careful consideration of this question, we reach the conclusion that there is no legal basis for recovery against the phone company. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment entered in favor of the…
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- Standard Oil Company v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Waller v. Southern Ice & Coal Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1916
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Morfa v. Buena Vista Lakes Condominium Ass'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
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