Legal Opinion
General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp. v. Worley
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 19, 1952No. 34191PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) It is contended by counsel for the plaintiff in error that the accident on which this claim is based, occurring as it did some twenty minutes before the employee was required by her employer to be at her machine, is not compensable in that it does not arise “out of and in the course of” the employment as required by Code § 114-102. When injuries are sustained by employees who are not at the moment actually engaged in doing the work they have been hired to do, during time for which compensation is paid them, but who are performing acts preparatory to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. FarrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Austin v. General Accident, Fire, & Life Assurance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF ALABAMA v. BassCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States Casualty Co. v. RussellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
- Travelers Insurance Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
- DeHowitt v. Hartford Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Baird v. Travelers Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Davis v. ChildersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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