Legal Opinion
Pacific Employers Insurance Company v. Shoemake
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 1, 1962No. 39278PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carlisle, Presiding Judge.
1. Except in cases involving the loss of or loss of use of a member arising under provisions of Code Ann. § 114-406, the Workmen’s Compensation Act does not contemplate the payment of compensation to an employee except in cases of actual total or partial disability. Code Ann. § 114-404.
2. However, an approved agreement or an award of the board providing for the payment of compensation on account of total disability is res judicata as to the existence of such disability and the compensation due thereunder until such time as it is set aside either by an approved final…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- South v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
- National Surety Corp. v. NelsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- American Casualty Co. v. HerronCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE & LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION v. TealCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Gentry v. Georgia Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Noles v. National Engine Rebuilding Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Sanders v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. BridgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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