Legal Opinion

Georgia Building Authority v. Stroup

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 12, 1978No. 54424PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

In this workmen’s compensation appeal, upon consideration of the record we hold that the findings of the administrative law judge, with regard to whether *523claimant’s heart problem was a compensable injury, are not without any evidence to sustain them. In a situation of this sort, "The fact-finding body must... remain the final arbiter of the compensability of the attack, and of whether the disability arose out of the employment as well as in the course of it.” Cox v. Employers Mut. Liab. Ins., Co., 122 Ga. App. 659, 660 (178 SE2d 287). See City Council of Augusta v.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Thomas v. United States Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1962
  2. City Council of Augusta v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Cox v. Employers Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  4. Brown Transport Corp. v. BlanchardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  5. Maryland Casualty Co. v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Francis Egg Farm & Liberty Mutual Insurance v. DurranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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