Odum v. Edgar Bros.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Wilkinson superior court—Judge Park. December 8, 1919. Application for certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
1. “ Except in case of railroad companies, the master is not liable to one servant for injuries arising from the negligence or misconduct of other servants about the same business.” Civil Code (1910) § 3129.
2. Although employed in different departments of fluty, employees are fellow-servants within the purview of the above code-section when they are subject to the general control and direction of a common master, and are engaged in labor for’ the furtherance of the general purpose of the business in which they have contracted to serve. Falla v. Pine Mountain Granite Co., 22 Ga. App. 651 (97…
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Falla v. Pine Mountain Granite Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
3Cited by1 opinion
- Kasnowitz v. Manufacturers Trust Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1939