Legal Opinion
Skinner Poultry Company v. Mapp
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 5, 1958No. 37314PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
The award of the compensation board is predicated upon two findings of fact: (1) that the claimant failed to carry the burden of showing that he gave his employer the notice required by Code § 114-303; (2) that the claimant failed to carry the burden of proving he sustained an 'accidental injury arising out of his employment, because his testimony that the accident occurred on a certain day was in conflict with the employer’s record, the records being the highest and best evidence.
The first finding is, in my opinion, supported by no evidence. The rule is stated in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. SissonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Davison-Paxon Co. v. FordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Railway Express Agency Inc. v. HarperCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Ideal Mutual Insurance Co. v. RayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Carpenter v. LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
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3Cited by13 opinions
- McKenzey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Shipman v. Employers Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. SnyderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Cook v. Georgia Department of RevenueCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Employers Liability Insurance v. ShipmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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