Mulligan v. Blackwood

Felton, Chief Judge.

“One who is on the premises of another at the latter’s request and for the sole benefit of the latter, is an invitee to whom the latter owes the duty of exercising ordinary care to avoid injuring.” Shepherd v. Whigham, 111 *620Ga. App. 274 (1) (141 SE2d 583); 65 CJS 866, Negligence § 63(112). The petition affirmatively alleges that the defendant requested the plaintiff to help him. As was the situation in Shepherd v. Whigham, supra, p. 276 (1), the plaintiff was not to be rewarded by pay for his work and was not there for his own pleasure and convenience, but for the sole…