Legal Opinion
Attaway v. First National Bank
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 19, 1934No. 23740PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. Section 25 of the workmen’s compensation act provides that “the right to compensation under this act shall be forever barred, unless a claim be filed with the industrial commission [now the Department of Industrial Relations] within one year after the accident.” Ga. L. 1920, pp. 167, 181; Ga. L. 1925, pp. 282, 284; Michie’s Code, § 3154(25). This provision operating as a “limitation of the liability as created, and not of the remedy alone” (Seaboard Air-Line Ry. Co. v. Brooks, 151 Ga. 625, 627, 107 S. E. 878; Porter v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 46 Ga. App. 86, 89, 166 S. E. 675), “the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States Casualty Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- Bussey v. BishopSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Porter v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. BrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1921
3Cited by13 opinions
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. SnyderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Thomas v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Landauer v. State Industrial Accident CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1944
- State Highway Department v. CooperCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Baggett Transportation Company v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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