Legal Opinion

Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority v. Hadley

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 8, 1985No. 70032PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Workers’ compensation. The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority, d/b/a Grady Memorial Hospital (hereinafter “Grady”), brings this appeal from an award of workers’ compensation benefits to claimant Maria Hadley. As is pertinent here, the evidence shows that claimant is employed as a housekeeping aide at Grady. She testified that she sustained an injury on April 18, 1983 when the globe of a light fixture which she was preparing to dust fell onto her head and then into a sink, splattering glass into her face and causing injury to her left eye. A registered nurse was seated a few feet…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Howard Sheppard, Inc. v. McGowanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. TankersleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  3. Continental Casualty Co. v. BennettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
  4. City of Atlanta v. ChampeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
  5. American Enka Corporation v. SuttonTennessee Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Metro Interiors, Inc. v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  2. Maddox v. ELBERT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  3. Raley v. Lanco Paint & DrywallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. Parham v. Swift Transportation Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Holloway v. Lo-Temp, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986

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