Corcoran v. Merchants & Miners Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages, from city court of Savannah — Judge Nor-wood. January 2, 1907.
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
Thomas E. Corcoran brought an action against the Merchants & Miners Transportation Company of Savannah, for personal injuries received while he was engaged in storing lumber, “12x12, about 32 feet long,” in the hold of one of the steamships of that company. The question involved is the application of the principles of the law of master and servant to the case made by the plaintiff’s evidence only; for at its conclusion the court awarded a nonsuit. The petition alleges, that at the time Corcoran received his injury he had been engaged in storing this lumber but thirty minutes; that he had been…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dixon v. Bristol Savings BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Cheeney v. Ocean Steamship Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Ingram v. Hilton & Dodge Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Gray v. McNealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
- Tison v. YawnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1854
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