Peachtree-Cain Co. v. McBee

Bell, Justice.

We granted certiorari in these three cases, see Peachtree-Cain Co. v. McBee, 170 Ga. App. 38 (316 SE2d 9) (1984), to consider the correctness of the Court of Appeals’ ruling that a property owner is responsible for the intentional torts committed by an employee of a security agency, where the security agency is hired by a property manager rather than the property owner.

1. At the outset we need to address the appellants’ contentions that OCGA §§ 51-2-4 and 51-2-5 provide a rule of nonliability of an employer for the torts of an independent contractor, except in six exclusive…