HAMMOND v. LEE

No. A00A0435.

536 S.E.2d 231 (2000)

244 Ga. App. 865

HAMMOND v. LEE et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bobby D. Simmons, Forest Park, for appellant.

Cooper & Makarenko, Gary M. Cooper, Duluth, Donahue, Hoey, Rawls, Skedsvold & Richards, Craig R. White, Atlanta, for appellant.


ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

At issue in this case is whether Travelers Insurance Companies, which paid workers' compensation benefits to Schlanda Hammond for job-related injuries, is entitled to enforce a subrogation lien pursuant to OCGA § 34-9-11.1(b) against lost wages and medical expenses recovered by Hammond in a suit against a third-party tortfeasor liable for the injuries. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the award of the lien against the amounts...

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