Legal Opinion
Mozley v. Beers Construction Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 21, 1958No. 37047PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
1. The petition shows that: the plaintiff was supervising some plumbing work on the building in question ; in order to obtain a better perspective of the site where the work was done he took several steps backwards and stopped to observe the work; then after observing the site he took several more steps backwards to get a better view, and stopped again; he had backed away from the scaffolding 8 or 10 feet before stopping the second time; after stopping and sighting the pipe the second time he took another step or two backward and fell into the unguarded stairwell shaft; the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bazemore v. MacDougald Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Shattles v. BlanchardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Brown v. BinnsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Fields v. AltmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Braun v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
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- Paul N. Smith and Bernice Smith v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Tolar Construction Co. v. EllingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976