Legal Opinion
WAYCROSS COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY v. Hiott
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 28, 1977No. 53430PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Judge.
Following an award of workmen’s compensation and a supplemental agreement that claimant had reached maximum recovery, claimant applied for a lump-sum award inasmuch as his doctor advised that he would never be able to do physical or manual labor and with the funds received as a lump sum he might enter some other type of endeavor to become partially productive.
A hearing was held by the board to determine the need for a lump sum to be awarded under Code Ann. § 114-417 (Ga. L. 1937, pp. 230, 233; 1937, pp. 528, 531; 1943, pp. 167-169; 1963, pp. 141, 151), and the board authorized…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Fireman's Fund Insurance v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
3Cited by4 opinions
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