Legal Opinion
Gentry v. Georgia Casualty & Surety Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 2, 1963No. 40080PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Felton, Chief Judge.
1. The effect of the award in this case is to award compensation at 15% loss of use of an arm beginning as of the date of the injury, with credit allowed for all weeks already paid. There is no authority of law for such a retroactive award on a hearing for change in condition. With reference to an award of compensation or an approved agreement this court has repeatedly held that such award or agreement is res judicata that the amount of the award or agreement is owed the employee until the award or agreement is changed in a manner prescribed by law. Pacific Employers Ins.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. ClaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Continental Casualty Co. v. HaynieCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Continental Casualty Co. v. HaynieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Pacific Employers Insurance Company v. ShoemakeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Sanders v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1976
- Bouldware v. DELTA CORPORATION and AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Caldwell v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- McCarty v. Campbell Plumbing CompanyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1970
- Bell v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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