Legal Opinion

Travelers Insurance v. Hammond

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 12, 1954No. 35104Published

1Opinion of the Court

*595Nichols, J.

1. Findings of fact made by the Board of Workmen’s Compensation are, in the absence of fraud, conclusive on the courts where there is any evidence to support them. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Haygood, 81 Ga. App. 726 (59 S. E. 2d 731); Shealy v. Benton, 82 Ga. App. 514 (61 S. E. 2d 582); American Mutual Liability Ins. Co. v. Duncan, 83 Ga. App. 863 (65 S. E. 2d 59); Code § 114-710.

2. An agreement fixing compensation between the employer and employee, approved by the Board of Workmen’s Compensation, and not appealed from, is res judicata as to the matters therein determined, and the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. CookSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  2. Fralish v. Royal Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  3. American Mutual Liability Insurance v. HamptonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
  4. Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
  5. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. CarrollCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947

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