55 S.E.2d 309 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1949
1. Findings of fact made by a Director of the State Board of Workmen's Compensation or by the full Board upon an appeal, when supported by any competent evidence are, in the absence of fraud, conclusive on the courts and such findings will not be set aside in the absence of errors of law. Bituminous Casualty Co. v. Wilbanks,
2. On the original appearance of this case before this court, it was held that it was not only within the power, but was the duty of the board to pass on the competency of the claimant to file his claim (Kell v. Bridges,
Judgment affirmed. Sutton, C. J., and Felton, J.,concur.