Legal Opinion
American Mutual Liability Insurance v. Brock
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 25, 1926No. 16873PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
This is a case under the workmen’s compensation act. The claimant, at the age of eight years, lost his right foot and his right leg up to within three inches of the knee-joint. On June 25, 1924, while employed by Gainesville Cotton Mills, he was injured “by having a bale of cotton roll on his knee, spraining his hip and knee” of the same leg. His wage at the time of the accident was $9.07 per week. This injury arose out of and in the course of his employment, and an agreement to receive and pay compensation was entered into by the parties at interest, and compensation was paid accordingly, as…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Branconnier's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Georgia Casualty Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. HamptonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Thompson v. KnappMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Knoxville Knitting Mills Co. v. GalyonTennessee Supreme Court · 1923
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. HollifieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. BrockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
- Carroll v. Dan River Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Crawford W. Long Hospital v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Employers Ins. Co. of Ala. v. AmersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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