Legal Opinion
Harper v. DeFreitas
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 31, 1968No. 43318PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Presiding Judge.
Defendants argue that the complaint shows that plaintiff was a mere volunteer and it was thus defective for failure to allege that defendants injured plaintiff wilfully and wantonly. This contention is without merit.
The cases of Early v. Houser & Houser, 28 Ga. App. 24 (109 SE 914); Callahan v. Carlson, 85 Ga. App. 4, 15 (67 SE2d 726); and Barber v. Rich’s, Inc., 92 Ga. App. 880, 884 (90 SE2d 666), cited by defendants, are not apposite here. Those cases held that one who voluntarily undertakes to perform service for a master at the request of a servant who has no…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Holland v. Sanfax CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Krueger v. MacDougaldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Toler v. GoodinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- MacKler v. LahmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Chalverus v. Wilson Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1956
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3Cited by139 opinions
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- Sta-Power Industries, Inc. v. AvantCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Byrd v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Ghitter v. EdgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Montgomery v. Pacific & Southern Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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