Legal Opinion
National Fire Insurance Company v. Edwards
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 2, 1979No. 58408, 58409PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court which affirmed an award of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation.
The claimant was injured when a windstorm or tornado struck a building in which he was working. The front wall of the building collapsed and parts of it fell on the claimant.
1. The appellant contends that for the injury to be compensable it must be shown that the claimant was exposed to the risk to a greater degree than the general public in the same vicinity. That is that causative danger must be peculiar to the work and not common to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Globe Indemnity Co. v. MacKendreeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. PeekCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1927
- Fidelity C. Co. of New York v. BardenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by22 opinions
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