Legal Opinion
George v. Ashland-Warren, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 14, 1985No. 41440PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
While working as a project engineer for the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) on a road construction project, Joe Allen George was struck and killed by a piece of earth-moving equipment owned and operated by Ashland-Warren, Inc., the general contractor on the project. His widow recovered workers’ compensation benefits from DOT, which was in turn reimbursed by Ashland-Warren pursu ant to an indemnification and hold harmless clause in the construction contract. His widow then brought a wrongful death action against Ashland-Warren. Ashland-Warren’s motion for summary…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fred S. James & Co. of Georgia, Inc. v. KingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Atlanta Railway & Power Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- George v. Ashland-Warren, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Rapid Cab Co. v. ColbertCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
3Cited by7 opinions
- Brown v. Advantage Engineering, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1990
- David Keith Pogue Denise Pogue v. Oglethorpe Power Corp. Rome Employment Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Pogue v. Oglethorpe Power Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- BRIAN BROWN v. MORGAN AND MORGAN, JACKSONVILLE, PLLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2026
- George v. Ashland-Warren, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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