Legal Opinion
Conney v. Atlantic Greyhound Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 17, 1950No. 32742PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, P. J.
It seems to us that the reasoning which is the basis of the rule of pleading in those cases in which the corporations are held responsible for the wrongful acts of their agents, acting within the scope of their employment or service, is well stated by Judge Powell, speaking for the court in Lewis v. Amorous, 3 Ga. App. 50, 53, 54 (59 S. E. 338); and the writer has thought it helpful in such cases to go back to that case as a basis for determining or ascertaining whether pleadings set forth such an agency as would make the alleged principal responsible for the wrongful acts of the agent.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Frazier v. Southern Railway CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Lewis v. AmorousCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. HudsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Daniel v. Excelsior Auto Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Planters Cotton-Oil Co. v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Cook v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Atlanta Journal Co. v. DoyalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Hines v. BellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Ira S. Bushey & Sons, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1967
- Greenfield v. Colonial Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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