Legal Opinion
Sanford v. University of Georgia Board of Regents
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 21, 1974No. 49102PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pannell, Judge.
1. The language of the statute (Code § 114-102; Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, as amended) is: " 'Injury’ and 'personal injury’ shall mean only injury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment. . .” Under liberal construction, the statute includes injury received in doing an act which the injured employee was employed directly to perform, or an act incidental thereto, reasonably necessary in performance of the act he was employed to perform. If, in performance of an act which he was directly employed to do, or an act reasonably necessary to be done in order to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Independence Indemnity Co. v. SprayberrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Roberts v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Travelers Insurance Co. v. FaulknerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
3Cited by3 opinions
- Booker v. Duke Medical CenterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Lee v. Middleton Logging Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Sanford v. University of Georgia Board of RegentsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974