Legal Opinion
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. Maverick Materials, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 6, 1983No. 65460PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
The narrow issue presented in the case sub judice is whether an employer can be liable under an indemnity agreement when it would otherwise be immune from liability under OCGA § 34-9-11 (formerly Code Ann. § 114-103 (Ga. L. 1974, pp. 1143, 1144; 1980, pp. 1145, 1146)).
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company and The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company d/b/a Georgia Railroad (hereinafter “railroad”) were sued by an employee of Maverick Materials, Inc. (hereinafter “Maverick”), who alleged that he was injured due to the railroad’s negligence. The employee did not,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. LesterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Batson-Cook Co. v. Georgia Marble Setting Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Binswanger Glass Co. v. Beers Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Williams Bros. Lumber Co. v. MeiselCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Eschen v. RoneyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
- General Telephone Co. of Southeast v. TrimmSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Georgia Department of Human Resources v. Joseph Campbell Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Satilla Community Service Board v. Satilla Health Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- City of Dalton v. Gene Rogers Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Interface Group-Nevada, Inc. v. Freeman Decorating Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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