![]() Although he could have done so, Yost made no re-inspection of the premises to determine if the problem had been corrected, and neither did he request that someone else in EMC make a follow-up call such procedures are not required and he has never done this in the past.ĮMC policy no. She also caused him to believe she had called EMC as a last resort, although she did not tell him she had repeatedly called David Buice previously to no avail. ![]() Appellant Michelle Stegall discussed the situation with Yost and caused him to believe she was going to call David Buice and tell him that someone needed to look at the circuit which had been cut off. Yost is not an electrician and is not licensed to make such repairs. Rather, Yost personally informed Michelle Stegall of how dangerous the situation was, told her that his friend had been killed by that same level of voltage, and *784 advised her not to turn the circuit breaker back on until someone had checked and repaired it. Although he had the authority immediately to shut off the power to the mobile home, or to cause a notice letter to be written by EMC's engineering department stating electricity would be cut off if the deficiency was not corrected within a certain time period, he did not do so. While Yost did not report the problem directly to his supervisor, he followed normal procedure and filed his report with the EMC dispatcher for entry into the trouble log. Monroe County does not have any governmental inspectors to whom Yost could report the problem. He continued his inspection until he found that shutting off one particular circuit breaker caused the voltage reading to register zero. Yost conducted further tests and concluded that the problem originated either from the main inside the mobile home or one of the circuits that feeds the mobile home. ![]() ![]() Yost considered this a hazardous condition which had the potential to injure seriously or kill someone. Yost tested several areas of the mobile home and determined that the voltage reading being obtained ranged from 95 volts to 105 volts. Yost was informed of the circumstances under which appellees were receiving shocks both inside and when entering the mobile home. The EMC employee who received the call sent a trained EMC service technician, Donald Yost, to the premises. On June 1, 1994, she telephonically reported the matter to an EMC office. Appellant Michelle Stegall reported this situation repeatedly to defendant Buice to no avail. Within a couple of weeks thereafter, appellees noticed they were receiving an electric shock of a "tingling" nature whenever, for example, they simultaneously touched two pieces of metal in or on the mobile home. In September 1993, appellants Michelle and Robert Stegall rented and moved into a mobile home owned by and located in the trailer park of defendant David Buice. This is a suit for money damages for the full value of the life of appellants' six-month-old child who in August 1994 was electrocuted in the improperly grounded mobile home which appellants rented electricity to the home was being provided by EMC. Robert Melton, Forsyth, Kushinka, Calhoun & Godwin, George Kushinka, Warner Robins, for appellee.Īppellants Michelle and Bob Stegall appeal from the order of the superior court granting summary judgment to appellee Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (EMC). Alex Crumbley, McDonough, for appellants. CENTRAL GEORGIA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION.
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