Buffalo Holding Co. v. Shores

124 Ga. App. 868 (1971)

186 S.E.2d 339

BUFFALO HOLDING COMPANY, INC. et al.

v.

SHORES.

46093.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Argued April 5, 1971.

Decided October 21, 1971.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 1971.

Michael J. Reily, for appellants.

McClain, Mellen, Bowling & Hickman, Arthur Gregory, for appellee.

DEEN, Judge.

1. "The owner of a vehicle is not liable under the doctrine of respondent superior for injuries inflicted by the negligence of the operator while it was being operated on a mission purely personal to the operator." Brown v. Sheffield, 121 Ga. App. 383 (1) (173 SE2d 891), and see Fambro v.…