Legal Opinion

Cooper v. Lowery

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 30, 1908No. 853PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Action for damages, from city court of Hall county — H. H. Dean, judge pro hac vice. October 19, 1907.

1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the negligence of an alleged *121servant of the defendants. The controlling question presented by the record is, whether the person whose negligence caused the injury was a servant of the defendants. On this question there is no material conflict in the'evidence, which is briefly as follows: The defendants were the owners of a guano factory, and sold •and delivered their guano from the factory. They employed a servant to deliver guano to purchasers. This servant had no authority, express or implied, from the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Haluptzok v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
  2. Mangan v. FoleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1888

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Ulman v. LindemanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Carter v. BishopSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
  3. Fulghum Industries, Inc. v. Pollard Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  4. Emison v. Wylam Ice Cream Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  5. White v. Levi & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1911

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