Kell v. Bridges

“The test as to whether a claimant is so ‘mentally incompetent’ under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Code, § 114-306) as to toll the running of the statute of limitations is this: Is his mind so unsound, or is he so weak in his mind, or so imbecile, no matter from what cause, that he can not manage the ordinary affairs of life?” Royal Indemnity Co. v. Agnew, 66 Ga. App. 377 (1) (18 S. E. 2d, 57).

When the claimant in a workmen’s compensation case files his claim more than one year after the accident, and upon the hearing there is evidence adduced that would authorize the finding of fact that…