Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 5, 1979No. 34760PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
This appeal involves the question of the applicability of our "no-fault” insurance law to vehicles not registered in this state and the question of whether an employee may recover both under our Workers’ Compensation Act and under his employer’s "no-fault” insurance or self-insurance plan.
Joe Hugh Freeman, an employee of Ryder Truck Lines, Inc., a Florida corporation, was injured in a vehicular collision in Ware County, Georgia, in 1976 while driving a Ryder tractor-trailer unit. The tractor was titled and registered in Florida and was used in interstate commerce. As a result of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Guye v. Home Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Echols v. Chattooga Mercantile CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- IML Freight, Inc. v. OttosenUtah Supreme Court · 1975
- Floyd v. McFolleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Smith v. White Lift of Dalton, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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