129 Ga. App. 374 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1973
The claimant became ill on August 30, 1968,
The claimant relies upon that line of cases which hold that an aggravation of a pre-existing injury constitutes a new accident and the statute starts to run when he ceases to work. Aetna Cas. & Surety Co. v. Cagle, 106 Ga. App. 440 (126 SE2d 907); Noles v. Aragon Mills, 114 Ga. App. 130 (150 SE2d 305); Mallory v. American Casualty Co., 114 Ga. App. 641 (152 SE2d 592). But here the evidence authorized the findings that the claimant did not stop work because of the aggravation of his prior injury. While finding that he suffered a heart attack in August, 1968, the deputy director did not find that this injury was compensable. But even assuming that it was compensable, it is clearly shown and it was found that the one year statute of limitation had barred his claim which admittedly was not filed until March of 1971. There is no evidence in the record that would demand a finding that statute was tolled at any time. As the award denying the claim is supported by the evidence, the judgment below must be affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.