READ v. GEORGIA POWER CO.

No. A06A2098.

641 S.E.2d 680 (2007)

READ v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

February 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cummings & Dillard, Michael H. Cummings II, Clayton, David B. Hornsby, Jonesboro, for appellant.

McClure, Ramsay, Dickerson & Escoe, Allan R. Ramsay, Toccoa, Hulsey, Oliver & Mahar, Julius M. Hulsey, Jane A. Range, Gainesville, for appellees.

Thomas Dopson, pro se.

Kelly Dopson, pro se.


SMITH, Presiding Judge.

The issue in this case is whether Henry Read, a tenant, owns an "interest" in the property he leases from his landlord Georgia Power that would allow him to pursue a private way on the property. In granting summary judgment to Georgia Power and others, the trial court found as fact that Read had only a usufruct—the right to use the property. We agree and affirm.

The facts are undisputed here. Henry Read filed a complaint for...

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