Fowler v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

This appeal was allowed pursuant to Code Ann. § 6-701.1 (1) to determine whether appellant Fowler was entitled to refile a workers’ compensation appeal in the Superior Court of Whitfield County within six months of the prior dismissal of the appeal by the Superior Court of Gordon County on the ground of improper venue. The pertinent facts and dates follow:

On July 18, 1979, the State Board of Workers’ Compensation issued a final award denying compensation to appellant-claimant. On July 27, 1979, appellant applied to the board for an appeal to the Superior Court of…