James v. Fite

1. Under the provisions of section 23 of the workmen’s compensation act as amended (Ga. L. 1920, pp. 167, 180; Ga. L. 1923, pp. 92, 93), no compensation is payable on account of an injury unless notice of the accident is given to the employer, his agent, representative, foreman, or the immediate superior of the injured employee, either in writing or orally, within thirty days after the accident, or unless it can be shown that the employee had by reason of physical or mental incapacity, or by fraud or deceit, been prevented from doing so, or that the employer, his agent, representative,…