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# O.C.G.A. § 34-7-21. Liability of employer for coemployees’ negligence.

With the exception of railroad companies, the employer shall not be liable to one employee for injuries arising from the negligence or misconduct of other employees about the same business.

## History

Code 1863, § 2180; Code 1868, § 2176; Code 1873, § 2202; Code 1882, § 2202; Civil Code 1895, § 2610; Civil Code 1910, § 3129; Code 1933, § 66-304.

## Cross References

Liability of principal for injuries to agent by other agents generally, § 10-6-39. Liability of employer for torts of employee engaged in independent business and not subject to immediate direction and control of employer, § 51-2-4.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Sexual Harassment Claims Under Georgia Law,’’ see 6 Ga. St. B. J. 16 (2000).

## History of Code Section.

This Code section is derived from the decisions in Seudder v. Woodbridge, 1 Ga. 195 (1846) and Henderson v. Walker, 55 Ga. 481 (1875).