Phipps v. Gulf Refining Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Whitfield superior court-—-Judge Tarver. January 6, 1920. The Gulf Eefining Company was sued for damages on account of the killing of the father of the plaintiffs by a truck owned by A. M. Hopkins and driven by his employee, which was being used by Hopkins in the business of selling and delivering oils and gasoline furnished by the company, and in collecting empty barrels and other containers to be returned to it; the plaintiffs alleging that the…
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Action for damages; from Whitfield superior court-—-Judge Tarver. January 6, 1920. The Gulf Eefining Company was sued for damages on account of the killing of the father of the plaintiffs by a truck owned by A. M. Hopkins and driven by his employee, which was being used by Hopkins in the business of selling and delivering oils and gasoline furnished by the company, and in collecting empty barrels and other containers to be returned to it; the plaintiffs alleging that the truck was in such a defective and dangerous condition that to drive it on a public road was gross negligence, the steering…
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
The court did not err in directing a verdict for the defendant.
Judgment on main hill of exceptions affirmed; cross-hill dismissed.
Broyles, C. J., and Luke, J., concur.
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