Legal Opinion
Smith v. Southeastern Fidelity Insurance
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 25, 1988No. 44245PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
We granted certiorari in Smith v. Southeastern Fidelity Ins. Co., 181 Ga. App. 316 (352 SE2d 407) (1986), to consider the holding of the Court of Appeals in light of recent decisions by this Court. We reverse.
On October 9, 1981, James Lasker Smith, while making deliveries as he operated his employer’s tractor-trailer, was involved in a one-vehicle accident in Louisiana. Not thinking he was hurt, Smith sought no medical attention; he completed his delivery and returned home. One week later, Smith was admitted to the hospital after he experienced pain and felt no pulse in his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ellington v. Tolar Consruction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Protective Insurance v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Smith v. Southeastern Fidelity InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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- Knight Ex Rel. Brown v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, S.D. Georgia · 1995
- Equitable Life Assurance Society v. StudenicCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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