Legal Opinion
Aldrich v. City of Lumber City
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 16, 2001No. S00G0726PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Chief Justice.
On August 25, 1989, appellant Bobby Aldrich, then a police officer for Lumber City, was struck by lightning while he was on duty. He sought workers’ compensation benefits, alleging the lightning strike aggravated his pre-existing diabetes and caused other injuries. An administrative law judge of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation (“Board”) initially denied his request for benefits. On May 3, 1991, however, the appellate division of the Board awarded him total disability benefits.
On July 31, 1994, Aldrich accepted employment with the City of Alamo as a police…
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