United States Casualty Co. v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ebbrhardt, Judge.
Dean Harold F. McNiece,2 writing in the February, 1961, issue of the Journal of Occupational Medicine asserts: “There has been far too much generalizing about the heart cases and too little examination into the specific factors which combine to produce the decisions in such cases.” One of the factors is that the compensation board and the courts have dealt with them as if every heart condition were the same, having the same causative and precipitating factors. Heart cases have often been dealt with and decided in an empirical manner, reaching results that can not be sustained…
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2Cases cited31 opinions
- Shea v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. GriggsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Williams v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Hoffman v. National Surety Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. WatersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Guye v. Home Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Travelers Insurance v. HutchensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Union Producing Co. v. Dependents of SimpsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Home Indemnity Co. v. FloydCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Travelers Insurance v. HutchensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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