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PRESTON v. GEORGIA POWER CO.

Nos. A97A0776, A97A0777.

489 S.E.2d 573 (1997)

227 Ga. App. 449

PRESTON v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY et al. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 16, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis, Gregory, Christy & Forehand, Hardy Gregory, Jr., Gary C. Christy, David A. Forehand, Jr., Preyesh K. Maniklal, Cordele, Hyatt & Hyatt, John M. Hyatt, Decatur, for appellant (case no. A97A0776).

Drew, Eckl & Farnham, James M. Poe, Suzanne V. Sanders, James K. Creasy III, Atlanta, for appellant (case no. A97A0777).

Troutman Sanders, Robert L. Pennington, Scott A. Farrow, Atlanta, for appellees.

SMITH, Judge.

While cleaning a railroad freight car, Roy Preston was grievously injured by contact with a high-voltage power line. He sought damages from Georgia Power Company, the owner of the power line, and Ashland Chemical Company, for which he was working at the time of the incident. Insurance Company of North America ("INA") intervened seeking to enforce its subrogation rights under OCGA § 34-9-11.1(b) for its payment of workers' compensation benefits to...

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