Williams v. Byrd

After injuring her right hand while working as an employee of the Byrd Cookie Company, Mary L. Williams applied for and received benefits under the Georgia Workmen’s Compensation Act. Additionally, she and her husband each filed suit against Benjamin T. Byrd, Jr., the president and general manager of the company, whose negligence allegedly caused the injury. Byrd filed motions to dismiss each action, urging that the claims were barred by Code Ann. § 114-103.

Code Ann. § 114-103 provides: "The rights and the remedies herein granted to an employee shall exclude all other rights and remedies of…