Legal Opinion
Carter v. Kansas City Fire & Marine Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 15, 1976No. 51755PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Judge.
The question presented in this workmen’s compensation case is whether the appellant’s heart attack was a compensable injury under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Both the administrative law judge and the full board agreed on the facts:
"While at work on September 9, 1974, the claimant was trying to align a column which was over 14 feet high. The claimant had tied a rope to a column that was already set and was pulling extra hard to align the second column into a position where it would be plumb. The claimant’s arms began hurting him, he became short of breath, and he…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Woodruff v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- McDaniel v. Employers Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Brown Transport Corp. v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Rivers v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Cox v. Employers Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by30 opinions
- Guye v. Home Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- State Ex Rel. Worker's Compensation Division v. McCarleyWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
- Reynolds Construction Co. v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Henderson v. Mrs. Smith's Frozen FoodsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. LemonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.