Legal Opinion
Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. Farr
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 13, 1935No. 9826PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, Justice.
The proceeding was not an action by an employee against his employer for damages for failure to provide a safe place in which to work, or for other cause, but was a statutory proceeding under the Georgia workmen’s compensation act (Ga. L. 1920, p. 167; Code of 1933, § 114-101 et seq.), which provides for compensation by an employer to his employee for an injury by accident “arising out of and in the course of employment.” Beferring to the act, it was said, in Georgia Casualty Co. v. Martin, 157 Ga. 909, 915 (122 S. E. 881) : “The workmen’s compensation act in part is…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Georgia Casualty Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Independence Indemnity Co. v. SprayberrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. SheffieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
3Cited by61 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. CurrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Holman v. American Automobile Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1946
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. SandersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
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