Legal Opinion
State of Georgia v. Purmort
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 19, 1977No. 54292, 54293PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Webb, Judge.
1. The administrative law judge in this workmen’s compensation case found that claimant sustained an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of his employment when he was attacked and struck in the head by one of his subordinate employees as a result of a reprimand that he had given the employee because of the type work that he was doing. The full board made the same findings, the superior court affirmed, and we do likewise.
The findings and award were authorized by the evidence, and the record does not demand a finding that claimant was the aggressor (see Code Ann. §…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- General Fire & Casualty Co. v. BellflowerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills v. HaynieCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Commercial Construction Co. v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Lanier v. Brown Bros.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Wolfe v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Murphy v. Ara Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- HANDCRAFTED FURNITURE, INC. v. BlackCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Lindsey v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Walsh Construction Co. v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987