Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Swain

90 Ga. App. 615 (1954)

83 S.E.2d 345

FIDELITY & CASUALTY COMPANY et al.

v.

SWAIN.

35045.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided July 30, 1954.

John M. Slaton, J. Hugh Rogers, for plaintiffs in error.

Osgood O. Williams, R. Beverly Irwin, contra.

QUILLIAN, J.

The sole question presented by the record is whether or not the Georgia Board of Workmen's Compensation had jurisdiction of this claim, it being contended that, under Code § 114-411 and the decision of Slaten v. Travelers Ins. Co., 197 Ga. 1 (28 S. E. 2d 280); 70 Ga. App. 665 (29 S. E. 2d 98), the claimant is precluded from seeking benefits in this…