HENDERSON v. HERCULES, INC.

41466.

253 Ga. 685 (1985)

324 S.E.2d 453

HENDERSON v. HERCULES, INC. et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Goldberg, for appellant.

Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Jeffrey W. Kelley, Drew, Eckl & Farnham, B. Holland Pritchard, for appellees.


WELTNER, Justice.

The issue on appeal is whether OCGA § 34-9-11 conflicts with the Constitution of Georgia of 1976, Art. I, Sec. I, Par. XXIV, insofar as it purports to bar a wife's cause of action against her husband's employer for loss of consortium.

OCGA § 34-9-11 is the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers' Compensation Act, supplanting the common law with an absolute liability of an employer, and fixed entitlements for an employee and ...

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