· 7/1/1987
Big Brother/Big Sister of Metro Atlanta, Inc. v. Terrell
Citations
- 359 S.E.2d 241
- 183 Ga. App. 496
- 1987 Ga. App. LEXIS 2013
How courts have described this case
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- sexual moles tation not within the scope of employment and did not further employer’s business; hence, no liability under respondeat superior
- sexual molestation not within the scope of employment and did not further employer's business; hence, no liability under respondeat superior
- actions of servant not in furtherance of the master’s business where servant abandons master’s business and pursues own sexual desires
- sexual molestation not within the scope of employment and did not further employer’s business; hence, no liability under respondeat superior
- no liability for sexual abuse of child by volunteer noting that “[w]hile Hendricks may have been advancing Big Brother’s interest by spending time with Sheridan, he clearly abandoned Big Brother’s interest and pursued only his own when he sodomized the child”
- no liability for sexual abuse of child by volunteer noting that “[w]hile Hendricks may have been advancing Big Brother’s interest by spending time with Sheridan, he clearly abandoned Big Brother’s interest and pursued only his own when he sodomized the child”
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Judges: Benham, Banke, Carley
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