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DRISKELL v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY

S90A0972.

260 Ga. 488 (1990)

397 S.E.2d 285

DRISKELL v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 29, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Van Gerpen, Shigley & Hoffman, Kenneth L. Shigley, for appellant.

Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Bryant, Gary B. Blasingame, J. Ralph Beaird, Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis & Rothschild, Richard Y. Bradley, for appellee.

FLETCHER, Justice.

This appeal arises from the Superior Court of Fulton County's dismissal for improper venue of Thomas W. Driskell's tort action against the Georgia Power Company. Driskell contends that the mandatory venue provisions of OCGA § 46-1-2 (c) are either unconstitutional or impliedly repealed. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Georgia Power owns the Jones Bridge Public Recreation Area on Lake Burton in Rabun County. While Driskell was...

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