Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 5, 1945No. 15007PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wyatt, Justice.
The only question presented is, whether
the accidental injury sustained by the employee arose “out of and in the course of” his employment within the meaning of the Code, § 114-102. “An accident arises fin the course of employment,’ within the meaning of the workmen’s compensation act, when it occurs within the period of the employment, at a place where the employee reasonably may be in the performance of his duties, and while he is fulfilling those duties or engaged in doing something incidental thereto. . . An accident arises fimt of’ the employment when it arises because of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Larke v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. SumrellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Claim of Katz v. A. Kadans & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- State ex rel. Peoples Coal & Ice Co. v. District CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. SkinnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by68 opinions
- Southern Motor Lines Co. v. AlvisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- Bartlett v. Duke UniversitySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
- Martin Ex Rel. Martin v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1969
- Ray Bell Construction Co. v. KingSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
- International Business MacHines, Inc. v. BozardtCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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