PRESSLEY v. WILSON

42885.

116 Ga. App. 206 (1967)

156 S.E.2d 399

PRESSLEY v. WILSON et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 29, 1967.

Rehearing Denied July 20, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant, Spears & Duckworth, William H. Duckworth, Jr., for appellant.

Greer & Murray, Robert P. Wilson, for appellees.


FELTON, Chief Judge.

1. "Where the owner of an automobile delivers it to a mechanic for the purpose of repair, and surrenders the entire control of it to him, the mechanic is not the servant of the owner, but an independent contractor. Where the mechanic, under such circumstances, negligently and in violation of a municipal ordinance, injures another while testing the car, the owner is not liable in an action for damages for the injury; and the fact that the owner...

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