Legal Opinion
Gaither v. Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 28, 1977No. 54490PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority, doing business as Grady Memorial Hospital, is an "employer” within the meaning and intent of Georgia’s workmen’s compensation statutes. Thus, Grady employee Gaither’s compensation claim against the Authority should not have been dismissed on jurisdictional grounds, and the judgment upholding that dismissal is reversed.
1. Our construction of the statutes in this case is guided by two salient principles. First, the recent history of Georgia’s workmen’s compensation laws, especially Code § 114-101, evidences an unmistakable legislative intent to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Knowles v. Housing Authority of ColumbusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Dejarnette v. Hospital Authority of AlbanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Culbreth v. Southwest Georgia Regional Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Richmond County Hospital Authority v. McLainCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Lee v. ClaxtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
3Cited by4 opinions
- Gulf American Fire & Casualty Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Ratliff v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983