Legal Opinion

Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company v. Sheets

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 10, 1962No. 39336PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Frankum, Judge.

“ (a) An agreement between the parties to a workmen’s compensation case duly signed and approved by the board is, in the absence of fraud, accident, or mistake, conclusive as to the matters agreed upon, and the approval by the board of the agreement has the same legal effect as an award of the board made after a hearing of the issues, (b) By ‘change of condition’ is meant a change in the physical condition of the claimant subsequent to the entering of the award. Proof, therefore, by the claimant on rehearing that he is disabled, if such disability existed in the same degree and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bussey v. Globe Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  2. Georgia Marine Salvage Co. v. MerrittCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  3. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. CampCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
  4. Miller v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
  5. In Re Will of GoodmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1948

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Chattahoochee Camp School v. ColeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  2. Security Insurance Group v. SlusherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Continental Casualty Co. v. DonnellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  4. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. CavenderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966

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