Fields v. B & B PIPELINE CO.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• contractual duty that “ ‘grantee . . . shall exercise reasonable diligence in doing the necessary work... so as to avoid damaging the property’ ” was insufficient to bring the case within the statutory exception
• “[T]he cases which have construed the statutory exception [(OCGA § 51-2-5 (3))] have emphasized the word ‘express’ and the necessity that such contractual obligation be placed upon the particular employer as opposed to any independent contractor.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).