Legal Opinion
Davis v. Fireman's Fund Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 11, 1962No. 39609PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Felton, Chief Judge.
The first assignments of error are that there was not competent evidence to support the findings that claimant sustained no disability as a result of the injury and that claimant elected to work elsewhere and thus no compensable disability existed.
Under the Workmen’s Compensation Act it has been held that “disability” means impairment of earning capacity, and can exist by reason of inability to procure employment as well as incapacity to perform the service. United States Cas. Co. v. Young, 104 Ga. App. 373, 375 (121 SE2d 680); Blue Bell Globe Mfg. Co. v. Baird, 61 Ga.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. SissonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Blue Bell Globe Manufacturing Co. v. BairdCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. HamptonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
- Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. CookCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Fox v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Rosser v. Meriwether CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Reliance Insurance Co. v. OliverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. AlonsoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968