Legal Opinion

Sears, Roebuck & Company v. Wilson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 8, 1960No. 20604PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

215 Ga. 746 (1960)

113 S.E.2d 611

SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY

v.

WILSON.

20604.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued October 14, 1959.

Decided January 8, 1960.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1960.

Wm. B. Spann, Jr., Daniel B. Hodgson, Alston, Sibley, Miller, Spann & Shackelford, for plaintiff in error.

Jack P. Turner, contra.

HEAD, Justice.

1. A compensable injury under the State Workmen's Compensation Law is one arising out of and in the course of employment. Code (Ann.) § 114-102. Where a claim for compensation is filed, the burden is upon the claimant to show that the injury arose out of and in the course of…

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2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Clark v. BandySupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. HobbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  4. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. CookSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  5. Ray v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Pate v. Seaboard RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  2. Bass v. BassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
  3. Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  4. Guess v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  5. Fuels, Inc. v. RutlandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970

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