HORTON v. GA. POWER CO.

57391.

149 Ga. App. 328 (1979)

254 S.E.2d 479

HORTON v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 13, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Robert M. Travis, for appellant.

Troutman, Sanders, Lockerman & Ashmore, Frederick E. Link, Robert L. Pennington, for appellee.


WEBB, Presiding Judge.

Jimmy L. Horton negligently drove his Ford van into a utility pole owned by Georgia Power Company in East Point, as a result of which the pole was broken, necessitating replacement. It was a 55 foot class 3 pole, which carried a 3-phase 20 KV primary, two span guys, two sign stringers and a street light. The power company sued Horton for damages.

Replacement cost was stipulated to be $542.09. It was also stipulated that the actual cost...

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