Legal Opinion
Knight v. Fulton Industries
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 10, 1971No. 45553PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, Judge.
Upon consideration of the motion for rehearing, a majority of this court voted to grant the motion, vacate the judgment of affirmance, and reverse the judgment.
It appears that the award of the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation is premised upon an erroneous finding of fact. Among other things, the findings of fact by the board were: "His (Knight’s) employment consisted of cutting leather straps and helping to install them on certain machinery of the employer. The record reveals that neither of the operations could be considered to be strenuous activity or of a nature to cause…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Southeastern Express Co. v. EdmondsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Woodruff v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Atlanta Transit System, Inc. v. HarcourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Ideal Mutual Insurance Co. v. RayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Lathem v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Argonaut Insurance v. ClineCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. HodgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Fulton Industries v. KnightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Travelers Insurance v. MerrittCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. CarnleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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