Legal Opinion
Watson v. General Mechanical Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 18, 2005No. A05A2134PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
Mathew Bailey Watson suffered a back injury during his employment with Applied Industrial Technologies (Applied Industrial) when he attempted to lift a heavy trash container with one arm while moving by on a forklift. After receiving workers’ compensation benefits from Applied Industrial for the job-related injury, Watson sued General Mechanical Services, Inc. (General Mechanical) as a third-party tortfeasor.1 He alleged that employees of General Mechanical doing repair work on the Applied Industrial conveyor system negligently caused his back injury by discarding…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Bradley Center, Inc. v. WessnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Ellington v. Tolar Consruction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Supchak v. PruittCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Feldman v. Whipkey's Drug ShopCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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- Tracye Currie v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008