Great American Indemnity Co. v. Usry

J. C. Usry, employed as a truck driver by Rose City Foods Inc., of Thomasville, Georgia, was killed instantly in an automobile accident, which arose out of and in the course of his employment, on April 3, 1950. J. L. B. Usry, *822father of the deceased employee, filed a claim for compensation with the Workmen’s Compensation Board on July 10, 1951, reciting in the claim that the reason for not filing it within the one-year period was due to fraud and concealment on the part of Rose City Foods and its insurance carrier. A motion to dismiss the claim was made on the ground that it was not filed…