Legal Opinion
London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. Ritchey
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 7, 1936No. 25290PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. Where an employee receives an injury only to a specific member, as specified in section 32 of the workmen’s compensation act (Code, § 114-406), and there is no “superadded injury or disease affecting other portions of his body, as a result of which he [has] become totally disabled,” his compensation is determined by that section, and he is not entitled to receive the compensation for total incapacity to work up to 350 weeks, allowed by section 30 (Code, § 114-404) for other injuries, in addition to the specific compensation for total or partial loss of use of the member and ten-weeks…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Home Accident Insurance v. McNairSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- South v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
- Georgia Casualty Co. v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
- Travelers Insurance v. ReidSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- General Accident, Fire, & Life Assurance Corp. v. BeattySupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
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3Cited by11 opinions
- City of Hapeville v. PrestonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- National Surety Corp. v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- Clark v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. BrennanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
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