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WRIGHT v. SOUTHERN BELL TEL. CO.

No. 77-2208.

605 F.2d 156 (1979)

Wanda Starr WRIGHT, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of James Lewis Wright, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Waldrop, John M. Gayner, III, Brunswick, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

C. Robert Faucette, Spartanburg, S. C., Grayson P. Lane, Brunswick, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SIMPSON, TJOFLAT and HILL, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 3, 1980.

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves the tragic death of a homeowner who was killed when the temporary blocks supporting his mobile home gave way and the home collapsed upon him. Specifically, we are asked to decide whether the telephone company may be held liable for this death, assuming that the homeowner was under the house at the request of the telephone company's employee. After careful...

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