Legal Opinion
Georgia Electric Membership Corp. v. Hi-Ranger, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 13, 2002No. S02Q0399PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Chief Justice.
After being injured on the job, Tim Franks and his employer Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (GEMC) jointly filed suit in federal district court against Hi-Ranger, Inc. 1 and others, who were responsible for the manufacture of the boom mechanism that allegedly caused Franks’s injuries. GEMC sought to recover the workers’ compensation benefits it had paid to Franks. Franks settled his claim against Hi-Ranger and filed a notice of dismissal with prejudice. The district court granted summary judgment to Hi-Ranger on the ground that Franks’s release of Hi-Ranger…
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