Legal Opinion
Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. v. Everett
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 7, 1920No. 10550PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Action for damages; from Bibb superior court—Judge Mathews. April 21, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. A person employed as a superintendent or foreman, having authority to supervise the master’s business and to employ and discharge employees and direct them in their work, is the vice-principal or alter ego of the master, and his negligence in the discharge of such duties may be imputed to the master.
2. “The master is negligent and responsible to the servant for injuries resulting proximately therefrom if by his order he caused the servant to do an act which exposed him to danger known to the master but unknown to the servant.” Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. Gladman, 1 Ga. App. 259 (58 S. E.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Southern Cotton-Oil Co. v. GladmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Beard v. Georgian Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
3Cited by6 opinions
- Moody v. HardemanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Clance v. MeltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
- Mack v. American Agricultural Chemical Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
- Rabon v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
- Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. v. EverettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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