Legal Opinion
Pitts v. City of Rome
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 2, 2002No. A02A0031Published
1Opinion of the Court
568 S.E.2d 167 (2002)
256 Ga. App. 278
PITTS
v.
CITY OF ROME et al.
No. A02A0031.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
July 2, 2002.
Mundy & Gammage, Miles L. Gammage, Cedartown, for appellant.
Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, Kristy L. Cordle, Rome, for appellees.
RUFFIN, Judge.
On October 16, 1997, Major Oscar Vernon Pitts suffered a stroke at his job with the City of Rome Police Department. He subsequently filed a workers' compensation claim against the City, asserting that work-related stress contributed to his stroke. The City contested coverage. On February 12, 1999, Major Pitts died…
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