Legal Opinion
Ryckeley v. Georgia Power Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 12, 1970No. 44909PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Whitman, Judge.
This action by a mother for the alleged wrongful death of her 11-year-old son resulted in a directed verdict for the defendant. The decedent was killed when he climbed approximately 40 feet up the defendant’s power line tower, came in contact with a high voltage line, was shocked, and fell to the ground. The plaintiff has appealed, enumerating the directed verdict and several evidentiary rulings as error.
The tragedy occurred at a location between the home of plaintiff and her family and the elementary school which the decedent attended. The decedent was killed on a Saturday…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. BeaversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Cook v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Crosby v. Savannah Electric & Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. BrackinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Cates v. BEAUREGARD ELECETRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Huffman v. Appalachian Power Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
- Miller v. General Motors Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1990
- Foster v. Alabama Power Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Gregory v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
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