Legal Opinion
Sheppard v. Yara Engineering Corp.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 9, 1981No. 37737PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Presiding Justice.
The issue in this case is whether two employees of the defendant Cyprus Mining Company were properly dismissed as parties. The answer depends on whether the plaintiffs claim raises questions solely in contract or may include a cause of action in tort.
Defendants Yara Engineering Corporation and Cyprus Mines *148Corporation are, respectively, the lessee and sublessee of a mineral lease for the mining of “all the kaolin, bauxite and any and all kinds of ores, metals and minerals in and upon the described lands and premises.....” of the property owner, plaintiff Charles E.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Dillingham v. Doctors Clinic, P. A.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Atlanta Gas Light Co. v. NewmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Milledgeville Water Co. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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3Cited by33 opinions
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