City of Atlanta v. Holder

Adams, Judge.

In a case that is procedurally complex, the key factual issue is whether appellee Richard Holder may be attempting to recover a duplicate workers’ compensation award for the same injury. But the primary issue on appeal is whether the City of Atlanta is procedurally barred from contesting the second award. This is the third time the case has appeared in this Court. See Holder v. City of Atlanta, 294 Ga. App. 568 (669 SE2d 504) (2008).

Holder, an Atlanta police officer, has had numerous injuries in the line of duty over more than twenty-four years of service resulting from at least…