Legal Opinion
General Motors Corporation v. Peeples
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 20, 1976No. 52156PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Webb, Judge.
Whether the method used by an employee in seeking personal comfort is "normal and prudent” is a material issue in a workmen’s compensation case (Thornton v. Hartford Acc. &. Co., 198 Ga. 786, 789 (32 SE2d 816); McDonald v. State Hwy. Dept., 127 Ga. App. 171, 174 (192 SE2d 919)); 1 and where findings as to material issues are not made, the case must be remanded to the board. U. S. Fire Ins. Co. v. Phillips, 120 Ga. App. 51 (169 SE2d 665); U. S. F. & G. Co. v. Gentile, 134 Ga. App. 318 (214 SE2d 406). Here, as in Noles v. Aragon Mills, 110 Ga. App. 374, 375 (138 SE2d 598), "[i]t is…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Thornton v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Mann v. Glastonbury Knitting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- McDonald v. State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Hunter v. American Steel & Wire Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Noles v. Aragon MillsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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3Cited by4 opinions
- ANSA MUFFLERS CORPORATION v. LawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Hopkins v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Belanger v. General Accident GroupCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. LockettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979