Legal Opinion
Renfro v. Georgia Power Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 4, 1992No. 1910593PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The issue in this case is whether the trial court erred by directing a verdict for the defendants, Georgia Power Company and its agent Jerry Ledbetter, on the ground that the plaintiffs presented no substantial evidence to support their claims that Georgia Power retained sufficient control of the premises to obligate it to provide Wendell Renfro with a safe place to work.
I. FACTS
On July 23, 1988, Wendell Renfro was injured while working for ORBA Transhipment…
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