Legal Opinion
BROWN TRANSPORT CORPORATION v. James
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 31, 1979No. 34496PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
We granted this certiorari in order to resolve a conflict in the cases from the Court of Appeals. The issue is whether representations and assurances that an injured employee will be "taken care of’ by the company or its insurance carrier create an estoppel barring the company or carrier from asserting the one year statute of limitations for filing a claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Code Ann. Title 114). Code Ann. § 114-305. The Court of Appeals in this case, under facts which are reported fully in its opinion, found such an estoppel. James v. Brown…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Young v. Sonoco Products Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1947
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. SnyderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Indemnity Insurance Co. v. O'NEALCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Welchel v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Perkins v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Montgomery County v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Wier v. Skyline Messenger ServiceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Harper v. L & M GRANITE CO.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Myers v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Clarke v. Samson Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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