Legal Opinion

Georgia Casualty & Surety Co. v. Moore

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 18, 1977No. 53738PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. Where a policy of workmen’s compensation insurance covers a wood harvesting company and its vendors, and where, as here, the amount of premium is fixed in relation to the number of logs produced, the insurer is estopped to deny liability on the basis that the injured vendor is not an employee. Walker v. Hill-Harmon Pulpwood Co., 138 Ga. App. 282 (226 SE2d 86), affd. 237 Ga. 736 (229 SE2d 607); Code § 114-607. See also Ga. Cas. &c. Co. v. Rainwater, 132 Ga. App. 170 (207 SE2d 610).

2. Where the employee is at the time of injury in the service of two employers, each…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Blackwell v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  2. Georgia Casualty & Surety Co. v. RainwaterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  3. Hill-Harmon Pulpwood Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Walker v. HILL-HARMON PULPWOOD COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. MurrayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Levco Wood, Inc. v. HudsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988

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