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GAORGIA SELF-INSURERS GUAR. TRUST FUND v. THOMAS

No. S97G1423.

501 S.E.2d 818 (1998)

269 Ga. 560

GEORGIA SELF-INSURERS GUARANTY TRUST FUND v. THOMAS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

July 6, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel C. Kniffen, William Gregory Pope, Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, for Georgia Self-Insurers Guaranty Trust Fund.

Rodney Hanson Bennett, Bennett & Hamilton, Rossville, for Richard L. Thomas.

CARLEY, Justice.

At issue in this case is the proper interpretation of several interrelated provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act. OCGA § 34-9-17(b) provides, in relevant part, that compensation shall not be allowed for an injury which is "due to intoxication by alcohol or being under the influence of marijuana or a controlled substance...." In furtherance of this policy, OCGA § 34-9-17(b)(3) mandates that...

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