City of Atlanta v. Thornton

Deen, Chief Judge.

On April 3, 1975, Johnny Thornton sustained an injury at work but failed to file a claim for workers’ compensation. He was off the job from this injury for ninety days and then returned to work, but transferred from his previous 'job with the City of Atlanta Water Works to the CETA administrative offices. He claims that he injured his coccyx again while lifting a file drawer at work on February 3, 1977, and became totally disabled during March, 1977. At a hearing before the administrative law judge, the city stipulated that the claimant was a Department of Labor funded CETA…