Legal Opinion
Dekle v. Todd
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 18, 1974No. 49295PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, Judge.
In this suit brought by a servant against his master based on his having been required to work in an unsafe place, we are constrained to reverse the trial court’s denial of the defendant master’s summary judgment motion because this appeal is controlled adversely to the employee under the cases of Taff v. Harris, 118 Ga. App. 611 (2) (164 SE2d 881) and Barrow County Cotton Mills v. Burton, 35 Ga. App. 90 (132 SE 128).
1. " '[A] servant assumes the ordinary risks of his employment, and is bound to exercise his own skill and diligence to protect himself, and in cases of injury it…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Scales v. PeevyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Crutcher v. Crawford Land Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Crown Cotton Mills v. McNallySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- General Gas Corporation v. CarnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Holman v. American Automobile Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Ellington v. Tolar Consruction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Jeter v. St. Regis Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Shuman v. MashburnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Pruett v. Precision Plumbing, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1976
- BLI Construction Co. v. DebariCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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