Syntec Industries, Inc. v. Godfrey

Sears, Justice.

We granted a discretionary appeal in this case to consider whether OCGA § 34-9-103 (a), as amended in 1994,1 violates due process by impermissibly shifting the burden of proof on appeal to a prevailing party who did not have a burden of proof before the administrative law judge; whether it permits the appellate division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation to weigh the evidence and judge the credibility of witnesses, and if so, whether that authority violates due process; and whether the appellate division unconstitutionally shifted any burden of proof to appellant…