Legal Opinion

Cobb County School District v. Barker

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 3, 1999No. S99A0248PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Chief Justice.

We granted appellant Cobb County School District’s discretionary application in order to review the decision of the Superior Court of Cobb County which upheld the constitutionality of former OCGA § 34-9-200.1 (g) (6). 1 The trial court also affirmed the decision of a workers’ compensation administrative law judge which reinstated appellee Betty Barker’s temporary total disability benefits after finding her work-related injury was “catastrophic,” as that term is defined in OCGA § 34-9-200.1 (g).

In January 1991, Ms. Barker suffered a compensable injury to her right arm…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Isaacs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
  2. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Abernathy v. City of AlbanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Nix v. Long Mountain Resources, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  5. Nagel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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