Legal Opinion

Clance v. Melton

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 24, 1940No. 28338PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.

This case is so clearly governed by the principle laid down in Haynie v. Foremost Dairies Inc., 54 Ga. App. 369 (187 S. E. 907), that it seems idle to elaborate it to any great extent. The case is the same as if the superintendent, Bostwick, had ordered another fellow servant of the plaintiff to go to the other side of the truck from the plaintiff and push the wheel from under the truck. In such a case the master would clearly not be liable, because the injury would have been' attributable to the negligence of the fellow servant. The petition does not allege that the alter ego of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Moore v. Dublin Cotton MillsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  2. Babcock Bros. Lumber Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. McDonald v. Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1882
  4. Blackman v. Thomson-Houston Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  5. Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. v. EverettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hulsey v. Southeastern Greyhound Lines Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942

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