Moore v. DeKalb Supply Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. Where it appears that the driver of an automobile is employed by the owner to operate it, the inference is authorized that the driver, when operating it along a highway, in the absence of the owner, is acting as the owner’s agent or servant. Gallagher v. Gunn, *37616 Ga. App. 600 (85 S. E. 930). The driver being at the time in exclusive control of the automobile, it is apparently within the scope of his authority, as agent or servant of the owner, to eject from the automobile a trespasser or one not entitled to ride therein. This is true although the person is riding in the automobile by…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Tift v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Mciver v. Florida Central & Peninsular RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Dennard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1914
- Gallagher v. GunnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
- Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. GodkinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dawson Motor Co. v. PettyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Hix-Green Company v. DowisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Atlanta Laundries Inc. v. GoldbergCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Hall v. CassellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Huell v. Southeastern Stages Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
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