Legal Opinion
State Highway Department v. Cooper
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 22, 1961No. 38824, 38825PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
“The right to compensation under this Title shall be forever barred unless a claim is filed with the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation within one year after the accident.” Code § 114-305. The filing of a claim for compensation within the time limited is jurisdictional, and in the absence of a compliance with the statute, the board is without authority to grant compensation. Employers Mut. Liab. Ins. Co. v. Anderson, 96 Ga. App. 509 (100 SE2d 611); Attaway v. First Nat. Bank, 49 Ga. App. 270 (175 SE 258).
The law does not prescribe any particular form of claim for compensation…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Attaway v. First National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Metropolitan Casualty Insurance v. MaloneyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Employers Mutual Liability Insurance v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
- Folsom v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. BoyntonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. HodgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Redding v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Maryland Casualty Company v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Sherrill v. US FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- US CASUALTY COMPANY v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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