Legal Opinion
WW FOWLER OIL COMPANY v. Hamby
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 11, 1989No. A89A0286PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
The issue presented in this workers’ compensation appeal is whether the mere touching of the head of an employee with a gun by an armed robber, without any physical injury, is a sufficient discernible physical occurrence to support compensation for the resulting emotional and psychic problems experienced by the employee. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and the Board found that it was not sufficient; the superior court found that it was and reversed the Board. We granted this discretionary appeal to consider the issue. The ALJ found the following facts:
“1. The claimant was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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