Legal Opinion

Harris v. Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 2, 1973No. 47726, 47727PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Judge.

1. "No compensation shall be allowed for the first seven calendar days of incapacity resulting from an injury, including the day of the injury. ”Code Ann. § 114-401. (Emphasis supplied.) Assuming that *194this employee was injured on March 17, 1970, and was discharged on March 30, 1970, as able to return to work, compensation would be payable to him from March 24 through March 30, both dates inclusive. Under any theory of the evidence payment of compensation for less than one week was inadequate for the purpose.

2. There is sufficient evidence to uphold the finding of the deputy…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Sunnyland Packing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  2. LaFavor v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Scandrett v. Talmadge Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  2. S. S. Kresge Co. v. BlackCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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