Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Shuman

Jordan, Justice.

Certiorari was granted to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Shuman, 138 Ga. App. 62 (225 SE2d 440) (1976).

Jerry Shuman, an employee of the Berrien County Board of Education, was injured in the course of his employment. At the time of his injury the Berrien County Board of Education had not elected to purchase workmen’s compensation insurance for its employees as authorized by the amendment (Ga. L. 1967, pp. 633-634) to Code Ann. § 114-101 pertaining to counties having a population of less than 300,000. At that time the Berrien County…