General Fire & Casualty Co. v. Bellflower

Jordan, Presiding Judge.

1. It is settled law that the deputy director and the full board, as the fact finders, have the exclusive prerogative of weighing the evidence, including determinations of the credibility of witnesses, and that the courts on appeal are bound by the findings if supported by any evidence.

2. A felonious assault does not prevent the resulting injury from being treated as an accident under the workmen’s compensation law if the wilful act is not directed against the employee for reasons personal to the employee. Employers Ins. Co. of Alabama v. Wright, 108 Ga. App. 380, 381…