Massey v. Henderson

Full title: MASSEY et al. v. HENDERSON et al

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Jan 4, 1977

232 S.E.2d 53 (Ga. 1977)

232 S.E.2d 53

Opinion

31371.

ARGUED SEPTEMBER 13, 1976.

DECIDED JANUARY 4, 1977. REHEARING DENIED JANUARY 27, 1977.

Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia — 138 Ga. App. 565 ( 226 S.E.2d 750) (1976).

Parker O'Callaghan, James I. Parker, L. B. Kent, for appellants.

Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis Rothschild, A. J. Land, W. G. Scrantom, Jr., for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

This court granted an application for a writ of certiorari to review a 6-3 decision of the Court of Appeals in Massey v. Henderson, 138 Ga. App. 565 ( 226 S.E.2d 750) (1976). The Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment rendered in favor of the master in a master-servant tort action brought by complainants against the master but not against the servant.

We conclude, after a thorough review, that the majority opinion of the Court of Appeals is correct, and that court's judgment must be affirmed.

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur, except Jordan, J., who dissents.

PER CURIAM.

ARGUED SEPTEMBER 13, 1976 — DECIDED JANUARY 4, 1977 — REHEARING DENIED JANUARY 27, 1977.