Baggett Transportation Co. v. Barnes

Bell, Presiding Judge.

1. The employer now concedes that it is liable for medical expenses not previously paid up to the amount of $1,500, even if incurred after the expiration of 10 weeks from the date of injury. See Federal Ins. Co. v. Spooner, 107 Ga. App. 175, 177 (129 SE2d 214). However, employer still insists that the board had no authority to deny credit in the award of February 15, 1965, for medical expenses paid without approval of the board.

Code § 114-501 provides: “In case of a controversy arising between the employer and the employee relative to the continuance of medical,…