Aetna Insurance Co. v. Windsor

Eberhardt, Presiding Judge.

Aetna appeals the denial of its right of subrogation against the appellee widow whose husband died in an aircraft accident in connection with his employment. The widow collected from an insurance policy which covered the aircraft accident, and Aetna, the employer’s insurance carrier under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Code Ann. Title 114), asserted its right of subrogation against the proceeds to the extent that it had compensated the widow under the Act. Ga. L. 1922, pp. 185, 186; 1937, pp. 528, 530; 1963, pp. 141, 145 (Code Ann. § 114-403). The aircraft accident…