United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Davis

Nichols, Presiding Judge.

1. The motion of the employer and insurance carrier to remand the case to the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation sought to have an adjudication made by the board that the original award, based upon an agreement between the parties, was not res judicata in that the claimant was not entitled to the accrued compensation because the original award showed an injury to a specific member and the extent of disability had not been determined by the board. Under the numerous decisions that an agreement to pay compensation approved by the board is res judicata and could only…