Legal Opinion
Clark v. GEORGIA KRAFT COMPANY
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 17, 1986No. 71696PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Workers’ compensation. Claimant suffered a compensable injury on December 28, 1981. The injury necessitated the amputation of claimant’s left arm above the elbow. Claimant was fitted with a myoelectrical prosthetic arm and he returned to work. At that time, the employer gave claimant a job in the shipping department where claimant experienced considerable difficulties when he worked. The work area was not air conditioned and the hot environment caused a severe rash near the harness of the prosthetic arm. Moreover, the myoelectrical device malfunctioned in the work…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bentley v. ChastainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Carroll v. Dan River Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- COLUMBUS FOUNDRIES, INC. v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Cardin v. RIEGEL TEXTILE CORPORATIONSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- City of Atlanta v. PadgettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Howard v. Scott Housing Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- City of Adel v. WiseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Graves v. Builders Steel SupplyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Freeman v. Southwire Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
- Wise v. City of AdelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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