Sanders v. American Mutual Liability Insurance

Carlisle, Presiding Judge.

It is now well established that, where the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation enters an award or approves an agreement providing for the payment of compensation at a specified rate per week during disability or continuing “until terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation law,” such an award or approved agreement is res judicata as to the right of the employee to receive, and as to the obligation of the employer, or insurance carrier, to pay compensation at the specified rate until (1) the employee signs a final settlement receipt or…