Legal Opinion
Pitts v. City of Rome
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 2, 2002No. A02A0031PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
On October 16, 1997, Major Oscar Vernon Pitts suffered a stroke at his job with the City of Rome Police Department. He subsequently filed a workers’ compensation claim against the City, asserting that work-related stress contributed to his stroke. The City contested coverage. On February 12, 1999, Major Pitts died from complications relating to the stroke, and his widow, Sue Pitts, pursued the workers’ compensation claim, seeking total disability payments until the date of his death, as well as death benefits.1
Following a hearing, the administrative law judge denied the…
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