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PHILLIPS CORRECTIONAL INST. v. YARBROUGH

No. A00A2265.

548 S.E.2d 424 (2001)

248 Ga. App. 693

PHILLIPS CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE et al. v. YARBROUGH.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 21, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Daniel M. Formby, Deputy Attorney General, Sartain, McKay & Crowell, Frank R. McKay, Gainesville, for appellants.

Mark Harper, Atlanta, for appellee.

RUFFIN, Judge.

Jeffrey Yarbrough worked as a prison guard at Phillips Correctional Institute. While on duty, Yarbrough suffered a cardiac dysrhythmia and died. Yarbrough's widow claimed entitlement to workers' compensation benefits, alleging that her husband's death was caused by job-related stress. Following a hearing on the matter, the State Board of Workers' Compensation awarded benefits, and the award was affirmed by the superior court. We granted the employer...

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