Legal Opinion
Weathers v. American Casualty Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 18, 1956No. 36345PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarlisle, J.
1. No rule is more firmly established under the workmen’s compensation law than that stated in Maryland Casualty Co. v. Hopkins, 71 Ga. App. 175, 177 (30 S. E. 2d 357): “The workmen’s compensation act makes the finding of the board upon the facts final and conclusive, and in the absence of fraud such finding cannot be set aside by any court, if there is any competent evidence to support it. Code § 114-710; Georgia Casualty Co. v. Martin, 157 Ga. 909 (122 S. E. 881); Maryland Casualty Co. v. England, 160 Ga. 810 (129 S. E. 75); Bituminous Casualty Co. v. Jackson, 68 Ga. App. 447 (23 S. E. 2d…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. EnglandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Georgia Casualty Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. SissonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Continental Casualty Co. v. BennettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Brown Transport Corp. v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Wilson v. Aragon MillsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Phoenix Ins. of Hartford v. WeaverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Wiley v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
- Jones v. Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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