Davis v. Union Camp Corp.

I respectfully dissent to Division 1 of the majority’s opinion. I do not believe, as the majority apparently does, that we are constrained by St. Paul Fire &c. Ins. Co. v. Norman, 173 Ga. App. 198, 202 (2) (325 SE2d 810) (1984) and State of Ga. v. Graul, 181 Ga. App. 573 (3) (353 SE2d 70) (1987), to hold that the employer must also pay disability benefits during the period it continued to pay the claimant his regular salary pursuant to the “Salary Continuation Plan.” Both Norman and Graul are easily distinguishable. The issue on appeal in Graul was not credit for a salary continuation but a…