Georgia Court of Appeals, 1940

Austin v. Cary

Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided October 16, 1940 · Belton, Stephens, Sutton

11 S.E.2d 102; 63 Ga. App. 383; 1940 Ga. App. LEXIS 103 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

Belton, J.

A petition at common law, filed by an employee against a contractor and a subcontractor, seeking to recover “compensation” for an injury to the employee, not alleged to have been due to the negligence of either or both of the defendants, set forth no cause of action, and was properly dismissed on general demurrer.

Judgment affirmed.

Stephens, P. J., and Sutton, J., concur.

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