Rapid Group, Inc. v. Yellow Cab of Columbus, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
In general, legal malpractice liability attaches when an attorney fails to apply well-settled legal principles or procedures. In this case, the attorney representing a taxicab company allegedly failed to assert the well-known independent contractor defense to a claim of respondeat superior for a cabdriver’s tort. But the malpractice defendants argued that it is also well settled that the independent contractor defense did not apply to the facts of the case. They relied on Yellow Cab of Chatham County v. Karwoski, 226 Ga. App. 63 (486 SE2d 39) (1997), which was decided…
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2Cases cited29 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- St. Paul Mercury Insurance v. MeeksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Yearwood v. PeabodyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Golosh v. Cherokee Cab CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Vickers v. MotteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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