Legal Opinion
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Poole
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 22, 1965No. 41583PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
In this case an employer assigns error on a judgment of the superior court affirming an award of the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation granting compensation to the widow of a deceased employee. Held:
1. The test to be applied in determining whether an employed workman is a “person in the service of another under any contract of hire,” within the meaning of Code Ann. § 114-101, is whether the contract of employment between him and the employer gave, or the employer assumed, the right to control the time, manner, and method of executing the work, as dis tinguished from the right…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Liberty Lumber Co. v. SilasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Banks v. Ellijay Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. WindhamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- Continental Casualty Co. v. HaynieCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. BatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Guye v. Home Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- J. D. Jewell, Inc. v. PeckCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- City Council of Augusta v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Security Insurance Group v. BrackettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Kaiser v. Great American InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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