Legal Opinion
COASTAL TIMBERLANDS. INC. v. Brown
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 16, 1977No. 53275Published
1Opinion of the Court
141 Ga. App. 800 (1977)
234 S.E.2d 373
COASTAL TIMBERLANDS, INC.
v.
BROWN.
53275.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Argued January 7, 1977.
Decided March 16, 1977.
Rehearing Denied March 31, 1977.
Jones, Jones & Hilburn, James V. Hilburn, for appellant.
Denmark Groover, Jr., for appellee.
WEBB, Judge.
This is a workmen's compensation case in which appellant Coastal Timberlands, Inc., alleged to be the employer of the deceased timber producer, contends that the decedent was an independent contractor since he hired and paid his own crew, used his own equipment, purchased his own supplies, was paid by Coastal a…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Howard Sheppard, Inc. v. McGowanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Blackwell v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Liberty Lumber Co. v. SilasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Employers Ins. Co. of Ala. v. AmersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Lyons v. EMPLOYERS MUT. &C. INS. CO.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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