Legal Opinion
Tolar Construction Co. v. Ellington
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 12, 1976No. 51174PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
The plaintiffs suit is predicated upon the defendant’s alleged negligence in requiring him to work in surroundings and under working conditions which were hazardous and dangerous to his safety. To hold the defendant liable in tort he must be in breach of some duty owed to the plaintiff. Code §§ 105-103, 105-104. Here the only duty owed to the plaintiff-invitee by the defendant, who was the general contractor, was to take reasonable measures to protect him from injuries likely to arise from hidden defects in construction or places of unusual danger. Chambers v. Peacock…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wakefield v. AR Winter Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Wynne v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Garrett v. Royal Brothers Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Chotas v. J. P. Allen & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Crown Cotton Mills v. McNallySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ellington v. Tolar Consruction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- James v. Sears, Roebuck & CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Ellington v. Tolar Consruction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Tolar Construction Co. v. EllingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Tolar Construction Co. v. EllingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976