Porter v. Employers Liability Insurance Co.

Worrii/L, J.

The right to have an award by the Workmen’s Compensation Board reviewed by the superior court is restricted by the Workmen’s Compensation Act to the method therein prescribed (Macon v. United, States Fidelity &c. Co., 41 Ga. App. 774, 154 S. E. 702), which is by appeal “to the superior court of the county in which the injury occurred.” Code § 114-710. Hence, where an injury occurs in Walton County and an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board is appealed to the Superior Court of Fulton County, that court is without jurisdiction of the subject-matter and its judgment is void.…