Van Pelt v. Atlanta Hub Co.

Under the allegations of the petition in this case the trial judge did not err in overruling the general demurrer. Atlanta Hub Co. Inc. v. Jones, 47 Ga. App. 778 (171 S. E. 470).

The defendant was sued for damages alleged to have been caused by the wilful and wrongful acts of its alleged agent in attempting to collect a delinquent account for it. One of the issues in this case was whether the relation of principal and agent or of employer and independent contractor existed between the defendant and the said collector. According to the uncontradicted testimony of defendant’s manager, who made…