Legal Opinion
Odum v. Superior Rigging & Erecting Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 3, 2008No. A08A0476PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
Hoke Odum, Jr., was working on a construction site when a crane operated by David T. Hastings struck another crane, knocking a piece of equipment into Odum, who fell and was injured. Odum and his wife, Mary L. Odum, brought this negligence claim against Hastings and Hastings’ employer, Superior Rigging & Erecting Company, Inc. (“Superior”). Superior moved for summary judgment on the grounds that Hastings was a borrowed servant of the general contractor, Hardin Construction Company, LLC (“Hardin”), and that as a matter of law Superior could not be held vicariously liable for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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