Keenan v. Jackson & Keenan Construction Co.

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant/claimant Keenan, part owner of a small construction and remodeling firm, sustained a back injury in September 1982 while unloading sheetrock and bundles of roofing shingles. He was aware of pain at the time, but attempted to ignore it and continued about his business. Finding himself unable to stand or walk the next morning, a Sunday, he attempted unsuccessfully to summon physicians from the clinic listed on the company bulletin board as an approved “panel of physicians,” pursuant to OCGA § 34-9-201. Unable to reach a physician who would come to his home, he…