As plaintiff carried the television cable line up towards the peak of the house he came too close to the high voltage line above it and was severely burned when the current arced to the television cable line through plaintiff's body.ĭefendant's employee drove out in front of the move seeking to identify trouble spots, keep a watch for where clearances were too narrow, and when needed would de-energize power lines under which the house passed. Plaintiff Lockhart was one of two men working on top of the house being moved when he grasped a television cable line in order to lift it over the peak of the house. Defendant's motion for new trial was denied and this appeal followed. The case was tried before a jury which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against defendant in the amount of $1,800,000. Plaintiff alleged that his injuries resulted from the negligence of Alligood and the complaint provided several alternative theories for his claim. Defendant Little Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corporation had received prior notice of the house move and had dispatched an experienced lineman, Alligood, to accompany and *283 render assistance to the house movers. On August 1, 1990, plaintiff Lockhart was employed as a house mover and was involved in the moving of a house along a public road when he came into contact or close proximity with an electric power line and was injured. Clarkson, Chambless, Higdon & Carson, Joseph H. LITTLE OCMULGEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
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