Legal Opinion
Atlantic Ice & Coal Corp. v. Wishard
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 21, 1923No. 13887PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. The right of a beneficiary of a deceased employee to compensation under the Georgia workmen’s compensation act and the right of such beneficiary to recover against another for a tortious homicide -of the employee being secured to the beneficiary by independent statutes, and a payment by one not being a payment of the obligation of the other, and the latter having no equity which would authorize him to be subrogated to the rights of the beneficiary in any part of the fund collected, and these rights not being conflicting or necessarily inconsistent, they were, in the absence of any…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Granite Sand & Gravel Co. v. WilloughbyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1919
- City of Austin v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Ohio Traction Co. v. WashingtonOhio Court of Appeals · 1916
- Claim of Miller v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
3Cited by20 opinions
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- Athens Railway & Electric Co. v. KinneySupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Travelers Insurance v. Georgia Power Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- K-Mart Apparel Corp. v. TemplesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
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