APAC-Georgia, Inc. v. Padgett

Beasley, Judge.

APAC appeals the judgment against it resulting from Padgett’s accident at one of APAC’s construction sites.

APAC had a contract with the Department of Transportation for widening and paving a portion of highway. The work required that one of the two lanes be closed at times. Padgett was driving a tractor trailer fully loaded with logs when he came over the crest of a hill going forty miles per hour. He was unable to stop when he saw the line of cars stopped for the construction. He steered his rig to the ditch and jumped, severely injuring his leg

He sued APAC, contending that…