Spaulding Oil Mill Inc. v. Mayes

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

The petition in this case alleges that the deceased was employed on September 15, by the Spaulding Oil Mill Inc., to labor as a mechanic in its mill in Griffin, Georgia, and that on October 1 the Spaulding Oil Mill Inc. agreed to furnish to him a truck for the purpose of moving his family and household goods from Atlanta to Griffin. It is reasonable to suppose that the defendant company was concerned in having him moved from Atlanta to Griffin in order that the employment might continue, and thus promote the business of the oil mill. There may have been no duty or…