GEORGIA STATE TELEPHONE COMPANY v. SCARBORO

56353.

148 Ga. App. 390 (1978)

251 S.E.2d 309

GEORGIA STATE TELEPHONE COMPANY v. SCARBORO et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 30, 1978.

Rehearings Denied November 16 And December 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee & Clark, Fred S. Clark, for appellant.

John W. Collier, Larry W. Rowe, W. Ward Newton, Wilson R. Smith, Rountree & Cadle, W. E. Rountree, for appellees.


BANKE, Judge.

The appellant, Georgia State Telephone Company, contracted with appellee Scarboro for the construction of manholes and the laying of telephone cable. While carrying out the work, three of Scarboro's employees were overcome by toxic fumes, leaving two dead and one disabled. The employees were covered by the Workers' Compensation Act, and Scarboro's carrier paid the benefits due under the Act.

The surviving employee and the representatives of the...

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