Quinan v. Standard Fuel Supply Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Savannah — Judge Freeman. May 27, 1919. W. J. Quinan sued the Standard Fuel Supply Company, a corporation, for damages on account of personal 'injuries, alleged to have been caused by negligence of one Powers, who it was alleged was the vice-principal and alter ego of the defendant, and the negligence of others working under his orders.
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Action for damages; from city court of Savannah — Judge Freeman. May 27, 1919. W. J. Quinan sued the Standard Fuel Supply Company, a corporation, for damages on account of personal 'injuries, alleged to have been caused by negligence of one Powers, who it was alleged was the vice-principal and alter ego of the defendant, and the negligence of others working under his orders. It appears -that the plaintiff was an employee of the American International Shipbuilding Corporation, and at the time of the injury was engaged in checking certain piling which that company had contracted with the…
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. Where a corporation contracts with an individual exercising an independent employment, for him to do a work not in itself unlawful or attended with danger to others, such work to be done according to the contractor’s own methods and not subject to the employer’s control or orders except as to results to be obtained, the employer is not liable for the wrongful or negligent acts of such independent contractor or of his servants (Civil Code of 1910, § 4414; *48Atlanta & Fla. R. Co. v. Kimberly, 87 Ga. 161, 13 S. E. 277, 27 Am. St. Rep. 231; Fulton County Street R. Co. v. McConnell, 87 Ga. 756,…
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