Legal Opinion
Baird v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1959No. 37424PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
1. Counsel for Bolton Broiler Company and its insurance carrier insist that the claimant was an independent contractor and therefore did not come within the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. With this contention we cannot agree. The claimant testified that T. G. Minish, an employee of Bolton Broiler Company, “was our head man, he was the one that told us what to do.” The evidence also disclosed that the claimant worked where and when he was told. This, considered with the remainder of the evidence, was suffi cient to show that Bolton Broiler Company controlled the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. CardilloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. SissonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Liberty Lumber Co. v. SilasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Bussey v. Globe Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Reliance Insurance v. HamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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