Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 25, 1971No. 45959PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
Loss of employment time due to back trouble, perhaps because it may arise from so many varied conditions, frequently faces tough sledding before workmen’s compensation tri bunals. "Where there is ascertainable physiological change as in cases of herniated disc, the end result may be proved by circumstantial evidence and constitutes an "accident” although the erosion which eventually produces the disability occurs imperceptibly over a period of time. Ideal Mut. Ins. Co. v. Ray, 92 Ga. App. 273 (88 SE2d 428). Contradictory evidence authorized the denial of compensation in Phillips…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. CagleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Ideal Mutual Insurance Co. v. RayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Shipman v. Employers Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY v. NewCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- MANUFACTURERS CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. PeacockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Booker v. Duke Medical CenterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Williams v. Morrison Assurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- House v. Echota Cotton Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Sawyer v. Pacific Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Continental Casualty Co. v. WeiseCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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