Travelers Insurance v. Bumstead

Russell, Chief Justice.

1. Where, under section 2(d) of the workmen’s compensation act as amended by the act of -1922 (Ga. L. 1922, p. 185; Code of 1933, § 114-403), an employee flies in the superior court an action at law for damages on account of personal injuries, including claim for decreased earning capacity, medical expenses, and past and future pain and suffering, against the alleged actual tort-feasor, an insurance company which has insured the plaintiff’s employer, and has duly paid the plaintiff compensation for his injuries and his medical expenses, has no legal right to assert its…