Forsyth County Board of Education v. Trusty

Benham, Judge.

The award of the ALJ in this workers’ compensation case was issued on December 3,1985. Although appellee’s counsel had recently notified the ALJ of a change of address for counsel, a copy of the award was sent to counsel’s old address. Counsel received a copy of the award in the mail on December 10, 1985. An appeal to the full board, filed January 3, 1986, was held untimely. The superior court, after an appeal to this court from the first judgment entered in this case (184 Ga. App. 193 (361 SE2d 55) (1987)), held that notice was not perfected until counsel’s receipt of a copy of…