Legal Opinion

HOUSING AUTH. CITY OF CARTERSVILLE v. Jackson

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 14, 1997No. A97A0315PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

Hugh Jackson was injured while performing his duties as acting executive director of the Housing Authority of the City of Carters-ville. He filed a claim for medical benefits from the Authority’s workers’ compensation insurer, which contested the claim on the ground Jackson was not an employee. An administrative law judge awarded benefits, and the award was affirmed by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation and the superior court. We granted the Authority’s petition for discretionary review. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.

1. In a workers’ compensation case, both the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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