Legal Opinion
Atlanta Gas Light Co. v. City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 2, 1981No. 62449, 62450, 62451, 62452PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Judge.
During a severe ice storm on January 8,1973, a pumping station at the Atlanta Water Works exploded and burned, apparently due to an accumulation of natural gas inside the structure. The City of Atlanta and a host of subrogated insurance companies brought this suit to recover for the damage, naming as defendants Georgia Power Company, Atlanta Gas Light Company, Concrete Construction Company, and McDonough Construction Company. Georgia Power Company is alleged to have been negligent in grounding the high-voltage power lines serving the pumping station by means of an underground…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ellington v. Tolar Consruction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Jankowski v. Taylor, Bishop & LeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- U-Haul Co. v. Abreu & Robeson, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Wellston Co. v. Sam N. Hodges, Jr. & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Benning Construction Co. v. Lakeshore Plaza Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Hanna v. McWilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Continental Insurance v. Walsh Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Ebert v. South Jersey Gas Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
- Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Walsh Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Travis Pruitt & Associates, P. C. v. BowlingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
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