Legal Opinion
Samuel v. Baitcher
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 2, 1981No. 36451PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Justice.
In Samuel v. Baitcher, 154 Ga. App. 602 (269 SE2d 96) (1980), the Court of Appeals considered the question of whether an employee may sue an agent of his former employer for damages resulting from the agent’s failure to procure for the employer workers’ compensation insurance as required by law. The Court of Appeals held that no such cause of action exists. We granted certiorari for the purpose of reviewing this holding.
Samuel sustained an on-the-job injury while working at a restaurant, The Flame, Inc. This was a business owned by a corporation in which Barbara and Daniel…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Slaten v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Herring v. R. L. Mathis Certified Dairy Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Fox v. StanishCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Savannah Lumber Co. v. BurchSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- Smith v. White Lift of Dalton, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,005 in the Matter of Barbara Ann Baitcher, Debtor. John Samuel v. Barbara Ann BaitcherCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Hart v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Joseph Daniel Brockington v. Certified Electric, Inc., Gerald RaineCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Bright v. NimmoSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Canton Textile Mills, Inc. v. LathemSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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