Legal Opinion
Stephens v. Oates
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 24, 1988No. 77246, 77292PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Geneva Knight Stephens brought suit against Kenneth Oates, Jr., and TG&Y Stores, Inc. to recover damages for injuries she suffered when a forklift driven by Oates, a TG&Y employee, collided with a cart pulled by Stephens, an employee of Kelly Temporary Services, Inc. (Kelly) on assignment at a TG&Y warehouse pursuant to a contract between TG&Y and Kelly. Oates and TG&Y moved for summary judgment on the grounds that workers’ compensation benefits were Stephens’ exclusive remedy, both because Stephens was the bor rowed servant of TG&Y and because TG&Y was her statutory employer.…
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