Georgia Power Co. v. Leonard

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

This is a discretionary appeal of the order of the superior court reversing the award of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation.

Appellee James E. Leonard suffered an on-the-job injury on August 17, 1992, when workers dropped their end of a steel rebar leaving appellee supporting the entire weight of the bar. Appellee began receiving compensation on August 19, 1992; however, benefits were suspended on November 4, 1992 on the grounds that on October 21, 1992, appellee was released to return to work, without restriction, by an authorized treating physician. Appellee…