Legal Opinion
Board of Trustees of the Policemen's Pension Fund v. Christy
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 16, 1980No. 36446PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to review the holdings of the Court of Appeals, that the phrase “in line of duty” in the provision for in-line-of-duty disability pensions in the Act establishing the Policemen’s Pension Fund of Atlanta (Ga. L. 1933, p. 213; as amended) means the same as “arises out of and in the course of employment” under the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act (Code § 114-102), and that the appellee-claimant’s injuries were in fact received “in line of duty,” as that phrase had been construed.
1. We agree with the Court of Appeals’ construction of the…
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3Cited by79 opinions
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