Legal Opinion
Georgia Power Co. v. Womble
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 14, 1979No. 57344PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Presiding Judge.
Ira S. Womble, Jr. filed a complaint in the Evans Superior Court against the Georgia Power Company. The action arose out of the following circumstances. In 1956 the defendant had installed a meter to gauge the use of electricity in the plaintiffs home. In 1975 it was discovered, by means of tests, that the meter registered twice the amount of power usage that was actually consumed in the plaintiffs home.
The plaintiffs complaint as amended was brought in four counts. However, prior to the trial two of the counts were stricken by the trial judge, leaving only the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Morris v. JohnstoneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Williams v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Southern Railway Co. v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Larkins v. BoydSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Byrne v. ReardonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- American Family Life Assurance Co. v. QueenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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