Legal Opinion
Satilla Community Service Board v. Satilla Health Services, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 25, 2002No. S02G0252PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Chief Justice.
We granted Satilla Community Service Board’s (the “Board”) petition for certiorari to consider whether the Court of Appeals of Georgia erred by using a principle it labeled “identical reciprocal implied contractual indemnification” to find an implied contractual duty to indemnify and, thereby, avoid the workers’ compensation exclusive remedy bar.* 1 Because we find no support in Georgia law for “identical reciprocal implied contractual indemnification” and the Board was otherwise entitled to summary judgment, we reverse.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sargent Industries, Inc. v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Georgia Department of Human Resources v. Joseph Campbell Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Flint Electric Membership Corp. v. Ed Smith Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Cohen v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Satilla Community Service Board v. Satilla Health Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
3Cited by19 opinions
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- Monroe v. Board of Regents of University System of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Northwest Plaza, LLC v. Northeast Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
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