LaFavor v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company

Quillian, Judge.

The claimant filed a claim for workmen’s compensation benefits and also requested that the board assess a reasonable attorney’s fee under the provisions of Code § 114-712, as last amended by Ga. L. 1943, pp. 167-169. There were two hearings held on the claim, one on the question of compensation benefits and the other in regard to the assessment of attorney’s fees. An award was issued granting the claimant compensation beginning on the date of his accident and terminating one week prior to the first hearing. The request for attorney’s fees was denied. The claimant appealed and…