WORLEY BROTHERS GRANITE COMPANY, INC. v. Hall
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Pannell, Judge.
Where, under the provisions of Code Ann. § 114-501 which require an employer to provide medical, surgical and other treatment for an employee suffering an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of the employment, the employer furnishes the services of a physician who begins treatment of the employee, and the employee thereafter changes physicians and treatment without the consent of the employer or the Board of Workmen’s Compensation, the employee is not entitled to an award including physician’s fees, treatment and hospitalization costs incurred under the direction…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Owensby v. Riegel Textile Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. SuttonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
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