Legal Opinion
United States Casualty Co. v. Watkins
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 13, 1955No. 18929PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wyatt, Presiding Justice.
This action is brought upon the theory that by virtue of an act of the General Assembly passed in 1922 (Ga. L. 1922, pp. 185, 186; Code § 114-403), plaintiff has a right to be subrogated to the rights of the injured employee or his representative against a third party tortfeasor to the extent of the compensation paid and that this right can be protected by enjoining a settlement between the injured employee or his representative and the third party tortfeasor. The defendants in error contend that there is no right of subrogation.
The act of 1922, supra, was amended in…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Truax v. CorriganSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Stegall v. Southwest Ga. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Eberle v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Lloyd Adams Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Hotel Equipment Co. v. LiddellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers Mutual Casualty Insurance v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. WhiteheadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Knight v. Shelby Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Fields v. AlbertCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
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