Federated Insurance Group v. Pitts

Hall, Judge.

1. The ground of the appeal to the superior court which is enumerated as error in this court is that there is no evidence to support the award. The argument for this ground is that the employee did not give notice to the employer “immediately on the occurrence of [the] accident, or as soon thereafter as practicable,” in accordance with the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ga. L. 1920, p. 180, as amended; Code § 114-303).

The cited section of the Act provides that “until such notice is given the employee shall not be entitled to any physician’s fees nor to any compensation which may have…