Legal Opinion
Guess v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 10, 1964No. 22269PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
That an employee has suffered an injury compensable under the terms of the Workmen’s Compensation Act may be conclusively established by an agreement filed with and approved by the compensation board, Code § 114-705, or by an award of the board after hearing evidence, Code §§ 114-706 — 114-708. Regardless of which of these two methods is employed, it is a decision or judgment of the compensation boai’d which must be complied with until it is superseded by a new award. Home Accident Ins. Co. v. McNair, 173 Ga. 566 (1b) (161 SE 131); Lumbermen’s Mut. Cas. Co. v. Cook, 195 Ga.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Sears, Roebuck & Company v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. CookSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Home Accident Insurance v. McNairSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Rourke v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
3Cited by25 opinions
- Martin v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Cedartown Nursing Home v. DunnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Georgia Pacific Corp. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Nation v. Pacific Employers InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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