ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO. v. STEPHENS

55548.

146 Ga. App. 601 (1978)

247 S.E.2d 126

ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY et al. v. STEPHENS.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 15, 1978.

Rehearing Denied July 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis & Rothschild, Richard Y. Bradley, Susan M. Elliott, James E. Hume, III, for appellants.

Alex Byars, for appellee.


McMURRAY, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation case. It arises from alleged aggravation of a pre-existing condition. The condition is known as aseptic necrosis, that is, a deterioration of the hip joints. Weight bearing and movement creates stress upon the hips thereby resulting in aggravation of same in walking, weight lifting and climbing steps.

Claimant had been hospitalized in Birmingham, Alabama, for an...

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