Legal Opinion
Southwire Co. v. George
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 3, 1996No. S95G1507PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in George v. Southwire Co., 217 Ga. App. 586 (458 SE2d 362) (1995), and posed the following query:
Under the Workers’ Compensation Act, is psychic trauma compensable when, while not precipitated by a physical in*740jury, it arose out of an accident in which a compensable physical injury contributes to the continuation of the psychic trauma?
While in the scope of his employment as a truck driver for Southwire Company, Denver George suffered injuries to his knee, hip, and chest when his tractor-trailer hit a passenger vehicle broadside…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Brady v. Royal Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Williams v. ARA Environmental Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by21 opinions
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