Stebbins v. Georgia Veneer & Package Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
'“Where an employee has, as is provided in the workmen’s compensation act, accepted the act, his rights against the employer to recover on account of any injuries sustained by reason of the employer’s breach of any duty to the employee, arising out of the relation between them, which was that of master and servant, are determinable solely under the provisions of the act, and, as expressly provided in the act, are not determinable at common law. This is true notwithstanding the injuries complained of did not result from an accident; and therefore the employee, although he had accepted the act,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Holliday v. Merchants & Miners Transportation Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Webb v. Tubize-Chatillon Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
3Cited by6 opinions
- Southern Wire & Iron, Inc. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Covington v. Berkeley Granite Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Berkeley Granite Corp. v. CovingtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- McLaughlin v. Thompson, Boland & Lee Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
- Covington v. Berkeley Granite Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
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