Wills v. Clay County

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Bobby Wills appeals from the order of the superior court affirming the award of the Georgia Board of Workers’ Compensation, which granted Johnnie Brown’s claim for benefits because of an injury he suffered while under Wills’ employ For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

“Upon appeal from an award of the State Board of [Workers’] Compensation granting compensation, evidence will be construed in a light most favorable to [the] party prevailing before the board.” Howard Sheppard, Inc. v. McGowan, 137 Ga. App. 408, 410 (2) (224 SE2d 65) (1976). “It is axiomatic that the…