Legal Opinion
Leatherby Insurance v. Hubbard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 31, 1977No. 53753PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Judge.
This appeal is brought in a workmen’s compensation case by the employer and the present carrier of the employer’s compensation insurance. The evidence shows without dispute that the employee, Hubbard, in October, 1974, suffered a serious injury to his left leg, groin-abdominal area and right hip by virtue of falling 26 feet and being impaled upon a steel rod. After extensive medical treatment with resulting partial nerve and muscle paralysis in his left leg (causing a foot drop, correctable by use of a brace) and a continuing ache and pain in his leg and back, Hubbard returned…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Howard Sheppard, Inc. v. McGowanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Blackwell v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Fulmer v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Employers Ins. Co. of Ala. v. AmersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Roland v. COTTON STATES MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Perea v. GorbyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
- Smith v. Mr. Sweeper Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Chem Lawn Services v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Wills v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Hubbard v. Leatherby InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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