Legal Opinion

Truelove v. Hulette

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 20, 1961No. 38595PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Judge.

This case was assigned to the writer after a dissent to the original majority opinion wa's filed. As I understand the record the sole question for determination is whether or not claimant’s injury is compensable under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. While “The burden of proof is on the claimant in cases arising under the Workmen’s Compensation Act to establish the fact that the employee has sustained an accidental injury such as is contemplated by the act” (Maddox v. Buice Transfer &c. Co., 81 Ga. App. 503, 59 S. E. 2d 329; American Mut. Liab. Ins. Co. v. Harden, 64 Ga. App.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Southern Railway Co. v. TankersleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  2. American Mutual Liability Co. v. HardenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  3. City of Atlanta v. ChampeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
  4. Montgomery v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  5. Maddox v. Buice Transfer & Storage Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1950

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Champion Home Builders v. Industrial CommissionUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  2. United States Casualty Co. v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  3. Skinner v. Coleman-Nincic Urology Clinic, P. A.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Menke v. First National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Reynolds Construction Co. v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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