BEXLEY v. SOUTHWIRE CO.

66049, 66051, 66050.

168 Ga. App. 431 (1983)

309 S.E.2d 379

BEXLEY v. SOUTHWIRE COMPANY et al. (two cases). HARRISON v. SOUTHWIRE COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack F. Witcher, James I. Parker, for appellants.

David H. Tisinger, John J. Dalton, James T. McDonald, Jr., James H. Bratton, Jr., Donald B. Howe, Jr., Sidney F. Wheeler, Robert B. Hocutt, Henry D. Green, Jr., Michael C. Walls, William N. Withrow, Jr., for appellees.

James K. Lange, amicus curiae.


CARLEY, Judge.

Appellee-defendant Southwire Company (Southwire) is a manufacturer of industrial and commercial copper wire. Southwire operates a facility in Carrollton, Georgia, for smelting and refining copper. At that facility, scrap metal is fed into a large blast furnace and, after completion of several refining steps, pure copper is obtained. This process creates a large amount of fumes and dust, which contain particulate matter, including lead.

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