Legal Opinion
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Dixon
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 25, 1951No. 33377PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) To be compensable, the injury received by an employee must, under the terms of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, be the result of an accident, either directly or as a contributing proximate cause, arising out of and in the course of the employment. Code, § 114-102; Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. Farr, 180 Ga. 266, 270 (178 S. E. 728); Brown v. Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty Co., 49 Ga. App. 99 (174 S. E. 369). An accident arises out of the employment when the required exertion producing the accident is too great for the man undertaking the work, whatever…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. GriggsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. FarrSupreme Court of Georgia · 1935
- Williams v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Griggs v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Crow v. Missouri Implement Tractor CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
- Grimes v. Goodlett and AdamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- Department of Revenue v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Federated Mutual Hardware Insurance v. ElliottCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Employers Mutual Liability Insurance v. VidettoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
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