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WELCH v. CITY OF CAMILLA

33992.

86 Ga. App. 609 (1952)

72 S.E.2d 83

WELCH v. CITY OF CAMILLA.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied July 28, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen & Faulk, O. B. McElvey, Robert Culpepper Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Frank S. Twitty, Frank C. Vann, W. M. Harris Jr., contra.

CARLISLE, J.

In operating an electric-light plant, furnishing electricity for profit, a city is engaged in a private, non-governmental business, and is liable to one injured through the negligence of its employees in the location of its transmission lines. Adepe v. City of Thomasville, 9 Ga.App. 880 (72 S. E. 478); Carruthers v. City of Hawkinsville, 171 Ga. 313 (155 S. E. 520); City of Dublin v. Ogburn, 142 Ga. 840 (83 S...

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