Legal Opinion
Carey v. Travelers Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 7, 1975No. 49730PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Makshall, Judge.
Claimant appeals a ruling by the deputy director and State Board of Workmen’s Compensation and the superior court that his claim for workmen’s compensation be denied for claimant’s failure to give timely notice of accident as required by Code § 114-303 and to file a claim within one year thereafter as required by Code § 114-305.
Claimant aggravated a prior back injury when, on June 23, 1971, he ran "flat-footed” across a highway to help an injured fellow employee. During the subsequent eight months claimant was hospitalized twice for operations on his back, and was able to work…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. CoulterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Mallory v. American Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Shipman v. Employers Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Brown Transport Corp. v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Consolidated Underwriters v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Booker v. Duke Medical CenterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Carroll v. Dan River Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Farrow v. Carr Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- Miller v. ARGONAUT INSURANCECourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Impress Communications, Inc. v. StanleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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