Legal Opinion
Lee Connell Construction Company v. Swann
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 15, 1985No. 41677PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Weltner, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this workers’ compensation case to determine the effect of a permanent lens implant, in a case wherein the full board has awarded compensation based upon 100% loss of use of the claimant’s eye. Lee Connell Constr. Co. v. Swann, 172 Ga. App. 305 (322 SE2d 736) (1984).
The claimant had not worn glasses prior to injury. After injury, his uncorrected vision was 20/400, equivalent to industrial blindness, and his vision as corrected by eyeglasses was 20/100. Following surgical removal of the injured cornea and the implant of the new, permanent lens, his…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Georgia Casualty & Surety Co. v. SpellerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- LEE CONNELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. SwannCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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