Miss Georgia Dairies, Inc. v. McLarty

Felton, Chief Judge.

Under the so-called “assumption of skill” doctrine, the. master is “ ‘conclusively presumed to have knowledge of the nature of the constituents and general characteristics of the substances and things used in his business . . . [which] frequently make the knowledge implied against the master superior to that implied against the servant as to things used in connection with the master’s business.’ Beard v. Georgian Mfg. Co., 8 Ga. App. 618 (2) (70 SE 57). And, having such knowledge, the master is under a duty to warn his servant of the dangers involved. Code § 66-301.”…