Legal Opinion
Travelers Insurance Co. v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 2, 1954No. 35270PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, P. J.
Where the facts in a workmen’s compensation case are undisputed, whether the injury arose out of and in the course of the employment is a question of law. Thornton v. Hartford Accident &c. Co., 198 Ga. 786, 795 (32 S. E. 2d 816). The facts here are not in dispute, and are to the effect that the injured employee had approximately 20 minutes for eating between 8:30 and 9 p. m., that he had eaten and was on his way back to work, ascending a stairway in a building owned by his employer in the direction of, and about 65 or 70 feet from, his employment station, and that the fall occurred three or…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Thornton v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1945
- Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. FarrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. HoneaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Austin v. General Accident, Fire, & Life Assurance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States Casualty Co. v. RussellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
- Federal Insurance Co. v. CoramCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
- FRETT v. STATE FARM EMPLOYEE WORKERS' COMPENSATIONSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020
- American Hardware Mutual Insurance v. BurtCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Parker v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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