Monroe v. Savannah Electric and Power Company
Georgia Supreme Court
267 Ga. 26, 471 S.E.2d 854 (1996)
- Written by Tiffany Hester, JD
Facts
Scott Ussery towed a boat to a dock in his truck, and a metal bar on top of the boat touched a power line. When Ussery stepped out of his truck, the electricity from the power line traveled through Ussery’s body and killed him. Ussery’s wife, Tamarah Monroe (plaintiff), brought a strict products-liability action against Savannah Electric and Power Company (defendant), the utility that supplied the electricity to the power line. At trial, the evidence established that the electricity that killed Ussery was not yet converted into a usable form and was not under the control of any consumer at the dock. The trial court granted summary judgment for Savannah, finding that strict products liability did not apply because the electricity was not yet sold when it killed Ussery. The court of appeal affirmed. Monroe appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Hunstein, J.)
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