Moore v. Ross

1. In order to render a master liable for personal injuries to his servant, the injuries must have been received in the line of the servant’s duty. Atlanta &c. Ry. v. Ray, 70 Ga. 674 (4), 679: Whitton v. South Carolina &c. R. Co., 106 Ga. 796 (32 S. E. 857); Allen v. Hixson, 111 Ga. 460 (36 S. E. 810); Dellinger v. Elm City Cotton Mills, *51029 Ga. App. 127 (113 S. E. 702). But if the servant, in obedience to an express command of the master, or at the command or request of another servant having either express or implied authority to make such command or request, performs an act within the scope…