Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Etowah Monument Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 13, 1931No. 20636PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
A disease contracted by an employee is not compensable under the Georgia workmen’s compensation act unless it resulted naturally and unavoidably from an injury or “accident” which arose out of and in the course of the employment. Section 2 (d) of workmen’s compensation act; United States Casualty Co. v. Smith, 162 Ga. 130 (133 S. E. 851) ; United States Casualty Co. v. Smith, 34 Ga. App. 363 (129 S. E. 880). The fact that the disease itself was contracted by accident, in the sense that its happening was unforeseen or unexpected, or in some careless or unintentional manner in which the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States Casualty Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1926
- United States Casualty Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
3Cited by12 opinions
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- Brown v. St. Joseph Lead Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1938
- Berkeley Granite Corp. v. CovingtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
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