Legal Opinion

Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Reed

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 16, 1951No. 33661, 33662PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Where the accident arises out of and in the course of the employment and is a contributing proximate cause of the death of the employee, it matters not what combines with it to cause the fatality. Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Adams, 70 Ga. App. 297 (28 S. E. 2d, 79); Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Meeks, 81 Ga. App. 800 (60 S. E. 2d, 258). And where the findings of fact as to the cause of the injury are supported by any competent evidence and no fraud is present, such findings are conclusive on appeal. American Mutual Liability Ins. Co. v. Duncan, 83 Ga. App.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Murchison v. GreenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  2. Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  3. Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
  4. Brown v. ParksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  5. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. MeeksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Old v. Cooney Detective AgencyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1958
  2. Rheem Manufacturing Co. v. ButtsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Rush v. HoltzclawCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  4. Fishten v. Campbell Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
  5. Griffeth v. County of BarrowCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955

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