Legal Opinion

DeLoach v. Hicks

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 11, 1934No. 24096PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBeoyles, C. J.

1. “Where the owner of an automobile delivers it to another person, toward whom he does not stand in the relationship of master to servant, for the purpose of repair, and surrenders the entire control of the automobile to that person, and neither reserves by the contract, nor assumes, the right to control the time, manner, or method in which the work is done, the person undertaking the labor being responsible to the owner only for results, the relation between the parties is not that of master and servant, but that of employer and independent contractor. Atlanta & Florida R. Co. v. Kimberly,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Atlanta & Florida Railroad v. KimberlySupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  2. Yearwood v. PeabodyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  3. Fulton County St. Railroad v. McConnellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  4. Ridgeway v. Downing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  5. Massee & Felton Lumber Co. v. Macon Cooperage Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Pressley v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  2. Carstarphen v. IveyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
  3. Sataua v. HimphillHigh Court of American Samoa · 1987

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