Oft v. Sims

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Oft v. Sims

235 S.E.2d 41, 142 Ga. App. 9, 1977 Ga. App. LEXIS 1453

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia

DecidedApril 14, 1977

Docket53593

StatusPublished

Cited by5 cases

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Oft v. Sims, 235 S.E.2d 41, 142 Ga. App. 9, 1977 Ga. App. LEXIS 1453 (Ga. Ct. App. 1977).

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Opinion

Bell, Chief Judge.

Claimant employed to feed and milk cows was injured while lifting bags of feed. The raw milk obtained from the dairy operation was marketed to a large milk processing company. The board of workmen’s compensation found claimant to be a "farm laborer” and denied the claim as our Workmen’s Compensation Act does not apply to "farm laborers.” Held:

Code § 114-107. The term "farm laborers” must be given its ordinary signification, and it signifies the cultivation of agricultural crops. Pridgen v. Murphy, 44 Ga. App. 147 (160 SE 701). Dairying is defined by Webster as a branch or department of agriculture concerned with the production of milk. Claimant was a farm laborer and his claim was correctly denied.

Judgment affirmed.

McMurray and Smith, JJ., concur.

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