Legal Opinion
Atlanta Transit System, Inc. v. Harcourt
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 23, 1956No. 36348PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQtjilman, J.
The Workmen’s Compensation Act requires that an award of the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation shall be accompanied by a statement of the board’s findings of fact. The purpose of this requirement is to enable the losing party to intelligently prepare an appeal and to enable the court to intelligently review such appeal. To fulfill this requirement the findings of fact must consist of a concise but comprehensive statement of the cause and circumstances of the accident as found to be true by the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation. A mere narrative of the testimony of the witnesses is not…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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