Legal Opinion
Rush v. Holtzclaw
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 14, 1980No. 59019PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
This is the so-called two-widow case with reference to a worker (Charles Holtzclaw) who was killed in the course of his employment on April 11,1978. The decedent was allegedly married three times, leaving dependent children. However, the children’s entitlement to benefits is not an issue.
Following his divorce on July 7, 1969, Charles Holtzclaw (decedent) immediately married Patricia Dianne Franklin and was never divorced from her. Consequently, she was the legal widow of this deceased employee. They had two children but their dependency is not involved in this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith v. ReedSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
- Insurance Co. of North America v. JewelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Addison v. AddisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Williams v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
- Reese v. American Mutual Liability Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Tatum v. TatumSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Spann v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Williams v. CorbettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Rush v. HoltzclawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Tatum v. TatumSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982