Paddie v. American Interstate Insurance Co. of Georgia

| iPETERS, Judge.

This is a workers’ compensation case. The plaintiff, Joseph Paddie, was injured on November 11, 1991, while harvesting timber for J.J. Timber Company. The defendant, American Interstate Insurance Company of Georgia (American Interstate), paid workers’ compensation benefits through January 6, 1993. Paddie subsequently filed this action with the Office of Worker’s Compensation Administration seeking additional benefits. The hearing officer rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff finding him to be totally and permanently disabled but denying his claim for penalties and…