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C. BROWN TRUCKING, INC. v. RUSHING

No. A03A2311.

595 S.E.2d 346 (2004)

265 Ga. App. 676

C. BROWN TRUCKING, INC. v. RUSHING.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

February 18, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greene, Buckley, Jones & McQueen, Daniel A. Angelo, Atlanta, for appellant.

Bates and Baum, Beverly B. Bates, Jeffrey S. Gilbert, Atlanta, for appellee.

MIKELL, Judge.

Commercial trucking owner-operators, defined as those who lease their trucks and drivers to a motor common carrier,1 are deemed independent contractors under the Workers' Compensation Act ("Act") and are not entitled to claim benefits from the carrier for work-related injuries.2 We granted this discretionary appeal to clarify that the exclusion does not apply to the owner-operator's employees...

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