Legal Opinion

Roland v. COTTON STATES MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 2, 1974No. 49930PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

By Ga. L. 1968, pp. 3, 7, Code § 114-709 was rewritten, and it was provided that, notwithstanding any prior court decisions, those sections fixing compensation for total and partial generalized physical disability "shall mean solely an economic change in condition occasioned by the employee’s return or ability to return to work for the same or any other employer.”

In the present case the hearing director entered an award against the claimant, who appeals on the ground that the denial is based on an erroneous legal theory in that it placed an unreasonable burden on the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jenkins Enterprises, Inc. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  2. Morris v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. BristolSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  2. Armstrong v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Miller v. ARGONAUT INSURANCECourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Leatherby Insurance v. HubbardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  5. Whitner v. Georgia State UniversityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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