Hartford Insurance v. Voyles

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Hartford Insurance v. Voyles

243 S.E.2d 602, 145 Ga. App. 39, 1978 Ga. App. LEXIS 1855

Court of Appeals of Georgia·Decided February 24, 1978·No. 55268·Published

Opinion

Webb, Judge.

The superior court, on appeal from the award of the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation, is without authority to substitute its own findings of fact and make its own conclusions of law based thereon; "[t]his appeal is therefore reversed with direction that the superior court rule on the appeal as provided by law.” Travelers Ins. Co. v. Hutcheson, 137 Ga. App. 759 (225 SE2d 99) (1976).

Argued February 6, 1978 Decided February 24, 1978. Brackett, Arnall & Stephens, H. P. Arnall, H. A. Stephens, for appellants. Kenneth J. Vander Hoff, Jr., for appellee.

Judgment reversed with direction.

Quillian, P. J., and McMurray, J., concur.

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Webb, Judge.

The superior court, on appeal from the award of the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation, is without authority to substitute its own findings of fact and make its own conclusions of law based thereon; "[t]his appeal is therefore reversed with direction that the superior court rule on the appeal as provided by law.” Travelers Ins. Co. v. Hutcheson, 137 Ga. App. 759 (225 SE2d 99) (1976).

Argued February 6, 1978 Decided February 24, 1978. Brackett, Arnall & Stephens, H. P. Arnall, H. A. Stephens, for appellants. Kenneth J. Vander Hoff, Jr., for appellee.

Judgment reversed with direction.

Quillian, P. J., and McMurray, J., concur.

Hartford Insurance v. Voyles, 243 S.E.2d 602, 145 Ga. App. 39, 1978 Ga. App. LEXIS 1855 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978).

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