INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. v. LOFTIS

38757.

103 Ga. App. 749 (1961)

120 S.E.2d 655

INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA et al. v. LOFTIS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Field, Ringel, Martin & Carr, Charles L. Drew, for plaintiffs in error.

Pittman, Kinney & Pope, L. Hugh Kemp, H. E. Kinney, contra.


CARLISLE, Judge.

1. In his award the deputy director apparently concluded that the claimant's disability was largely, if not entirely, of a psychic nature. He said: "Psychic disorders have not been considered within the purview of the workmen's compensation law. There is no evidence in the record to indicate that the psychic complaints of the claimant are connected with the original accident and injury." This statement shows a basic misinterpretation...

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