Legal Opinion

ATLAS CONST. CO., INC. v. Pena

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 30, 2004No. A04A0929PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Atlas Construction Company, Inc. and the Georgia Insurers’ Insolvency Pool (GIIP) (acting in place of Atlas’s insolvent workers’ compensation insurer) appeal from the order of the Candler County Superior Court affirming the award of workers’ compensation benefits to Adaly Castillo Pena for injuries suffered in a job-related automobile accident. Atlas and GIIP claim the award cannot be sustained because there is no evidence that Pena was an employee of Atlas, either by statute pursuant to OCGA § 34-9-8 or by direct employment. We find there was evidence to support the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. NealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  2. Sharp v. Greer, Klosik & DaughertyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Olde South Custom Landscaping, Inc. v. MathisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Tommy Nobis Center v. BarfieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Sherwin-Williams Co. v. EscuadraCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. ABIEGALE ROGERS, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SONNY ROGERS v. HHRM SELF-PERFORM, LLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022

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