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COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO. v. MERRITT

Nos. A04A0811, A04A0812.

608 S.E.2d 714 (2004)

271 Ga. App. 16

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY v. MERRITT; and vice versa.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

December 1, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Savrin, Sun Choy, Freeman, Mathis & Gary, Atlanta, for Appellant.

Kermit Dorough, Divine & Dorough, Albany, Jesse Bowles, Bowles & Bowles, Cuthbert, for Appellee.

MIKELL, Judge.

D.K. Merritt, an employee of Georgia Electric Company ("Georgia Electric") who worked at Cooper Tire and Rubber Company's manufacturing plant ("Cooper Tire") pursuant to an independent contractor agreement between Cooper Tire & Georgia Electric, was injured when a transformer fell on his left arm. Merritt sued Cooper Tire, alleging that it was liable for failing to keep the premises safe and vicariously liable for Georgia Electric's failure to maintain...

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