Legal Opinion · Dissent
Beck v. Paideia School, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 17, 1989No. 77524, 77525Published
1DissentMcMurray, Presiding Judge
“Every person is liable for torts committed by his servant, by his command, or in the prosecution and within the scope of his business, whether the same be by negligence or voluntary. [OCGA § 51-2-2.] It matters not that the employee is a public officer, and is employed because he is such officer. If the officer is employed by the master to perform certain acts for the master, and if in the prosecution and within the scope of the master’s business such officer commits a tort, the master is liable. . . .” Massachusetts Cotton Mills v. Hawkins, 164 Ga. 594, 596 (1), 597 (139 SE 52).
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pounds v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Glenmar Cinestate, Inc. v. FarrellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- Exposition Cotton Mills v. SandersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Massachusetts Cotton Mills v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Atlanta Braves, Inc. v. LeslieCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
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