Legal Opinion · Dissent

Ferguson v. City of Macon

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1970No. 44635Published

1DissentEvans, Judge

I dissent from the judgment of affirmance because of the rulings in U. S. Fidel. &c. Co. v. Phillips, 97 Ga. App. 729 (104 SE2d 542), and Fidelity & Cas. Co. *130of N. Y. v. Barden, 79 Ga. App. 260 (54 SE2d 443), and for the reason that the accidental shooting here was similar to the facts in both of those cases in that the injuries need not arise from something peculiar to the employment but the injury is compensable if after the event it is apparent to the rational mind that there is a causal connection between the conditions under which the employment was performed and the resulting injury. It…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Fidelity C. Co. of New York v. BardenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  2. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958

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