Legal Opinion

South v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 13, 1928No. 18905PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.

1. Under section 32 of the workmen’s compensation act, as amended by the act of 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 92), an employee who suffers a permanent and total loss of the use of a hand, by reason of an accident arising out of and in the course of employment, may be allowed compensation at the rate of one half his weekly wages, for a period of not more than ten weeks, for total incapacity for work, and is entitled to receive one half of his weekly wages for an additional period of one hundred and fifty weeks as compensation for the permanent handicap.

2. Under section 32 of the workmen’s compensation…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gravitt v. Georgia Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1924
  2. Globe Indemnity Co. v. LankfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  2. Sears, Roebuck & Company v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  3. Home Accident Insurance v. McNairSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  4. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. McFarleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  5. Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962

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