Legal Opinion
Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America v. Bolen
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 2, 1962No. 39692PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Russell, Judge.
The well recognized law, as quoted in American Mut. Liab. Ins. Co. v. Curry, 187 Ga. 342, 353 (200 SE 150), is as follows: “It is the general rule (to which this court adheres) that a workman injured going to or from the place of work is not ‘in the course of his employment’. There is an exception, however, as well established as the rule itself. The exception, which is supported by overwhelming authority, is this: When a workman is so injured while being transported in a vehicle furnished by his employer as an incident of the employment, he is within ‘the course of his…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Thornton v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Cooper v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Southern Wire & Iron, Inc. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. CurrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Fidelity C. Co. of New York v. BardenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Board of Trustees of the Policemen's Pension Fund v. ChristySupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Farzaneh v. MERIT CONST. CO., INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
- Borden Foods Company v. DorseyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Corbin v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Lockhart v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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