Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Georgia Ports Authority
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 2, 1980No. 60499PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Judge.
The issue in this appeal is whether an insurance company which has provided benefits to the widow of a deceased employee pursuant to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 USCA § 901 et seq., has any remedy under state law against the third-party tortfeasor who allegedly caused the employee’s death.
The deceased employee worked for a stevedoring company which was insured by the appellant insurance company against claims for compensation arising under the federal act. The employee was killed when a stack of wastepaper bales being stored in a warehouse owned by…
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- Atlantic Ice & Coal Corp. v. WishardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Universal Credit Co. v. Service Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- Fireman's Fund Insurance v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Aetna Insurance Co. v. WindsorCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
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