Stevedoring Services of America v. Collins

Mikell, Judge.

This appeal concerns a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Milton Hendrix was killed in an accident on September 6, 1997, while working as a longshoreman for Stevedoring Services of America. His mother, Georgia Collins, filed a claim with the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation (“the Board”) seeking to recover partial dependency benefits. An administrative law judge (“ALJ”) denied her claim, and the appellate division of the Board adopted the decision. Collins appealed to the Superior Court of Glynn County, which remanded the case to the Board for entry of a…