Legal Opinion

Hammock v. DAVIDSON GRANITE COMPANY

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 23, 1963No. 40068PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carlisle, Presiding Judge.

Where a claim- before the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation involves a question of whether the employee is disabled as the result of an occupational disease, the sole jurisdiction to decide this medical issue lies with the medical board and the only jurisdiction of the Board of Workmen’s Compensation is to enter an award in conformity therewith. Code Ann. § 114-810. The findings of the medical board are conclusive and not reviewable unless an appeal is made directly therefrom on statutory grounds. Code Ann. '§ 114-823 (5). No such error is assigned by the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Farrill v. Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Burton v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  2. Whitaker v. Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Seitzingers, Inc. v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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