Legal Opinion
Holliday v. Merchants & Miners Transportation Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 11, 1924No. 15375PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
The case is one which suggests a number of questions in relation to the application of the Georgia workmen’s compensation act. The plaintiff in error insists that this law is excluded because the decedent’s employment was maritime. This position is clearly untenable, for the reason that the homicide occurred on land. State of Washington v. Dawson, 264 U. S. 219 (44 Sup. Ct. 302), and cases therein cited. See also annotations 11 A. L. R. 1145; 35 A. L. R. 1008. In tort cases the principal test of admiralty jurisdiction is the locus o£ the injury. 1 R. C. L.…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Washington v. W. C. Dawson & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. SumrellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Matter of Post v. . Burger GohlkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Gould's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Kennerson v. Thames Towboat Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Covington v. Berkeley Granite Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Hockmuth v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Berkeley Granite Corp. v. CovingtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Williams v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
- Webb v. Tubize-Chatillon Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
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