Legal Opinion

McKiney v. Reynolds & Manley Lumber Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 1, 1949No. 32415Published

1Opinion

ON MOTION EOR REHEARING.

MacIntyre, P. J.. “The great weight of authority now compensates for heat prostration without proof of increased hazard, and whether due to unusual conditions or not. There is no adequate reason for preferring those injured by nature’s sun or heat, over those injured by nature’s lightning, winds, or other phenomena.” 3 NACCA Law Journal, 51. “Lightning cases are now partially taken care of, by taking judicial notice without experts, of increased risks, such as when wet and standing under a tree, or by seeking shelter in an isolated bam, or dilapidated house, or while…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. De Luca v. Board of Park CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
  2. Bauer's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  3. Buhrkuhl v. F. T. O'Dell Construction Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1936
  4. Truck Insurance Exchange v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
  5. Fort Pierce Growers Assn. v. StoreySupreme Court of Florida · 1946

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