Legal Opinion
Maxwell v. Harrell
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 25, 1967No. 42527, 42528PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
1. While the master is not ordinarily liable for the negligence of a fellow servant (Code § 66-304), he is liable for his own negligence or that of his vice principal acting for him. Woodson v. Johnston & Co., 109 Ga. 454 (1) (34 SB 587). There was evidence in the record to support the allegations of the petition that Powe had sent a fellow servant into the area on the other side of the proposed pond to cut trees, and thereafter sent the plaintiff into the area where he was injured to attach a log to the snaking chain, knowing that the tree felling work was in progress. An…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mitchem v. Shearman Concrete Pipe Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Barbree v. Shelby Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Travelers Insurance Co. v. MoatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Woodson v. Johnston & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Continental Casualty Co. v. PayneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
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- Dye v. CopelandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Wiley v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975