Legal Opinion
Ideal Mutual Insurance Co. v. Ray
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 27, 1955No. 35684PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
The undisputed evidence here showed that this claimant, an able-bodied man capable of lifting packages of cheese from the floor onto a table approximately 4 feet in height continuously for 8-lrour periods, amounting to approximately 10,000 pounds per hour for a period of 18 months prior to his disability, suffered a pain in the leg which is a symptom of a ruptured disk. If the lifting caused it, then the lifting which caused the disk to rupture was his accident (Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty Co. v. Griggs, 190 Ga. 277, 289, 9 S. E. 2d 84), and this is true whether he knew when it happened to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. GriggsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Southeastern Express Co. v. EdmondsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Williams v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Radcliffe v. MaddoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Brown v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Argonaut Insurance v. ClineCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Pacific Employers Insurance Co. v. WestSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Atlanta Transit System, Inc. v. HarcourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Shipman v. Employers Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Thomas v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
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