Hughes v. Atlanta Steel Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Question of law; from Court of Appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
The Court of Appeals has certified to us the following question of law: “Can a servant who was injured by the negligent conduct of an incompetent fellow-servant, the incompe'tency being unknown to him, recover damages from a common master, arising from his breach of duty in knowingly employing and retaining the incompetent servant, where the proof shows that at the time of the injury the plaintiff, the negligent and incompetent fellow servant, and the master were all three engaged together in the violation of a penal statute of this State, viz., in pursuit of their business and work of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad v. Philadelphia & Havre De Grace Steam Towboat Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1860
- Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. FrawleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Brown v. KellySupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Taylor v. Star Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- McGrath v. MerwinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Davis v. WhitcombCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Smith v. American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Moore v. HartCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Chattanooga Ry. & Light Co. v. BettisTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
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