Fort Howard Corp. v. Devoe

Smith, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case Theodore William Devoe’s claim for benefits was denied by the administrative law judge, and the Board of Workers’ Compensation affirmed. Fort Howard Corporation and U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Company, the employer and insurer (collectively, “Fort Howard”), applied for a discretionary appeal from the superior court’s judgment reversing the Board and remanding the *603case for new findings. We granted Fort Howard’s application to consider the scope of the rule established in Ga. Elec. Co. v. Rycroft, 259 Ga. 155 (378 SE2d 111) (1989).

In Rycroft, the…