Legal Opinion

Bibb Manufacturing Co. v. Cowan

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 8, 1952No. 33805PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWokrill, J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) There was no competent -evidence to support the award of the full board and it was contrary to law. Consequently the superior court erred in affirming the judgment. “To authorize compensation under the workmen’s compensation act, it must appear that the employee’s injury (1) arose out of, and (2) in the course of, his employment; and (3) that the accident was within the purview *818of the act. All three of these elements must concur and all must be proved, before a recovery is authorized. Bryant v. Fissell, 84 N. J. L. 72 (86 Atl. 458). We find no cases in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bryant v. FissellSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1913
  2. Georgia Casualty Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
  3. Hulley v. MoosbruggerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1915
  4. Glens Falls Indemnity Co. v. SockwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
  5. American Mutual Liability Insurance v. BenfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Price v. Lithonia Lighting Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Kight v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. AmerineCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. Bibb Manufacturing Co. v. CowanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
  5. Price v. Lithonia Lighting Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986

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