Scott v. Travelers Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtGuerry, J.
The sole question in this ease that arises in this court is whether the injury received by the claimant was an accident that arose out of his employment, under the terms of the workmen’s compensation act, so as to. be compensable. It is a well settled principle of law that if there are any facts to sustain the findings of the Department of Industrial Delations, such findings are, in the absence of fraud, conclusive, and can not be disturbed by this court. The department, sitting to hear claims under the workmen’s compensation act, acts as a jury. However, assuming the findings of fact by the…
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- Pond v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1860
- Pekin Cooperage Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
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- State v. RadonWyoming Supreme Court · 1933
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- Jackson v. State Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
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