WELTON v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY

76806.

189 Ga. App. 17 (1988)

375 S.E.2d 108

WELTON v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Osgood A. Williams, Irwin M. Ellerin, for appellant.

Robert L. Pennington, Thomas C. Taylor, Douglas D. Salyers, for appellee.


BEASLEY, Judge.

Welton appeals the grant of summary judgment to defendant Georgia Power Company in his suit to recover damages for false imprisonment, slander, and emotional distress when alleged agents of the company, Merritt and Hartley, caused him to be detained as a robbery suspect. The determination below and the argument on appeal focus solely on the false imprisonment claims.

Merritt, a City of Atlanta police officer, worked part-time for Georgia Power...

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