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Brown v. Georgia Power Company

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 14, 1974
491 F.2d 117 (5th Cir. 1974)

Opinion

No. 73-3569. Summary Calendar.

Rule 18, 5 Cir., Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

March 14, 1974.

Percy J. Blount, Augusta, Ga., J. Nat Hamrick, Rutherfordton, N.C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert C. Norman, Augusta, Ga., Michael C. Murphy, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

Before WISDOM, GOLDBERG and GEE, Circuit Judges.



The judgment of the district court is affirmed on the basis of the well-reasoned opinion below. Brown v. Georgia Power Co., 371 F. Supp. 543 (S.D.Ga. 1973). The proper forum for plaintiff's troubling complaints of denial of procedural due process in the state trial court is the appellate courts of Georgia.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Brown v. Georgia Power Company

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Mar 14, 1974
491 F.2d 117 (5th Cir. 1974)
Case details for

Brown v. Georgia Power Company

Case Details

Full title:S. K. BROWN, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY ET AL.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Mar 14, 1974

Citations

491 F.2d 117 (5th Cir. 1974)

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