Westinghouse Elec. Corp. v. Scott

3 Citing cases

  1. Davis Gas Co. v. Powell

    140 Ga. App. 841 (Ga. Ct. App. 1976)   Cited 5 times

    " American Oil Co. v. McCluskey, 119 Ga. App. 475, 477 (2a) ( 167 S.E.2d 711). See West Point Pepperell, Inc. v. Knowles, 132 Ga. App. 253 ( 208 S.E.2d 17); Westinghouse Elec. Corp. v. Scott, 132 Ga. App. 245 ( 207 S.E.2d 705); Harden v. Clarke, 123 Ga. App. 142 ( 179 S.E.2d 667); Marketing Sales Industries v. Roberts, 118 Ga. App. 718 ( 165 S.E.2d 319). This test, which looks to the relation or nonrelation of the tortious act to that which the servant was employed to do, has been variously stated as: whether or not the act was done to accomplish the ends of the servant's employment ( McGhee v. Kingman Everett, Inc., 49 Ga. App. 767, 768 (2) ( 176 S.E. 55)); whether the act is so closely connected with the servant's employment as to be found a part thereof ( Minnesota Mining c. Co. v. Ellington, 92 Ga. App. 24 ( 87 S.E.2d 665)); and whether the wrongful act was done in carrying on the normal functions of the servant's employment ( Godfrey v. Home Stores, Inc., 101 Ga. App. 269 ( 114 S.E.2d 202)).

  2. Fred A. York, Inc. v. Moss

    176 Ga. App. 350 (Ga. Ct. App. 1985)   Cited 8 times

    Massey v. Henderson, 138 Ga. App. 565, 567 ( 226 S.E.2d 750) (1976), aff'd 238 Ga. 217 ( 232 S.E.2d 53) (1977). Accord West Point Pepperell v. Knowles, 132 Ga. App. 253 ( 208 S.E.2d 17) (1974); Westinghouse Elec. Corp. v. Scott, 132 Ga. App. 245 ( 207 S.E.2d 705) (1974); Harden v. Clarke, 123 Ga. App. 142 ( 179 S.E.2d 667) (1970). See also Grant v. Jones, 168 Ga. App. 690, 691 ( 310 S.E.2d 272) (1983).

  3. Short v. Miller

    304 S.E.2d 434 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)   Cited 7 times
    Stating that the mere fact that the employee was “on call” did not constitute evidence that he was in the service of his employer when the collision occurred

    See Evans, supra; Collins, supra. See generally Elam v. Ins. Co. of North America, 134 Ga. App. 169 ( 213 S.E.2d 546) (1975); Stewart v. Roberts, 132 Ga. App. 700 ( 209 S.E.2d 119) (1974); Westinghouse Elec. Corp. v. Scott, 132 Ga. App. 245, 247 ( 207 S.E.2d 705) (1974). Judgment affirmed. Quillian, P. J., and Pope, J., concur.