Atlanta Furniture Co. v. Walker
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. Although a servant may have made a temporary departure from the service of his master, and in so doing may for the time have severed the relationship of master and servant, yet where the object of the servant’s departure has been accomplished and he has resumed the discharge of his duties to the master, the responsibility of the master for the acts of the servant reattaches. Where a servant whose duty in the employment of the master is to drive a truck and to make delivery of an article of merchandise at a designated place, and then return with the truck to the garage where it is to be…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Barmore v. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1904
- Riley v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Greeson v. BaileySupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Edwards v. EarnestSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Olliff v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Reddy-Waldhauer-Maffett Co. v. SpiveyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- West Point Pepperell, Inc. v. KnowlesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Adams v. U. S.. Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Parks v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills v. EudalyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
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