Legal Opinion

Bartow County Board of Education v. Ray

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 27, 1997No. A97A2150PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Judge.

This appeal is from the denial of a workers’ compensation subro-gation lien asserted by an employer pursuant to OCGA § 34-9-11.1.

On February 24, 1994, Linda Ray was injured in a motor vehicle collision that occurred in the course of her employment as a school bus driver for the Bartow County Board of Education. Bartow County paid her $39,926.20 in workers’ compensation benefits. Ray later sued both the driver and the owner of the other vehicle in tort, and Bartow County intervened to assert its subrogation lien as permitted in OCGA § 34-9-11.1.

At trial, Ray sought over $900,000…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Duncan v. Integon General Ins. Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  2. Department of Administrative Services v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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