Robbins Home Improvement Co. v. Guthrie

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

The decisions of both the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court clearly hold that an employer is not liable for acts of his independent contractor unless the facts and circumstances bring the case under the exceptions to such rule, plainly and unmistakably stated in Code §§ 105-501, 105-502. Malin v. City Council of Augusta, 29 Ga. App. 393 (115 S. E. 504); Ridgeway v. Downing Co., 109 Ga. 591 (34 S. E. 1028); Dekle v. Southern Bell Tel. &c. Co., 208 Ga. 254 (66 S. E. 2d 218). A search for the law on this point should not overlook the language found in Ridgeway v.…