Legal Opinion
Godbee v. Western Electric Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 5, 1982No. 63149PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
Workers’ Compensation — Statutory Employer. Marvin O. Godbee was an iron worker who was directly employed by RiggsDistler as a welder and to perform other iron-related work. For the six or seven years prior to May 18, 1979, Godbee’s place of work had been in and about a cable plant owned and operated by Western Electric Company (WECO). On May 18,1979, Godbee was standing on a ladder about six feet off the floor in WECO’s cable plant removing a steel strut when a fork lift being operated by an employee of WECO struck one of the four legs of the step ladder causing Godbee to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wright Associates, Inc. v. RiederSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Haygood v. Home Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
3Cited by24 opinions
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- Modlin v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Western Electric Co. v. CapesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Scogin v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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