Legal Opinion
Paschal v. Foremost Dairies
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 10, 1937No. 26256PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
The plaintiff filed with the Department of Industrial Relations a claim for compensation for a hernia alleged to have been sustained while working in the scope of and in the course of his employment with Foremost Dairies. From an adverse finding of the department he appealed to the superior court, where the judgment of the department was affirmed, and the case is before this court for review.
To be entitled to compensation for a hernia the claimant must prove, among other things, that it appeared suddenly and immediately following an accident. See section 2(e) of the workmen’s compensation act…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cooper v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. FarrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Independence Indemnity Co. v. SprayberrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Brown v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
3Cited by3 opinions
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. BlackshearSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Blackshear v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Williams v. U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1954