BULLINGTON v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO.

45528.

122 Ga. App. 842 (1970)

178 S.E.2d 901

BULLINGTON et al. v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 22, 1970.

Rehearing Denied November 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mundy, Gammage & Cummings, William W. Mundy, for appellants.

Skinner, Wilson & Beals, Warner R. Wilson, Jr., for appellees.


HALL, Presiding Judge.

Claimant contends that under the factual findings made by the board, the statutory defense of wilful misconduct (Code § 114-105) on which the board based its conclusions, could not apply. In other words, having found that the employee's injury aggravated a pre-existing but only moderate drinking problem and contributed to his death, it could not consistently find the advanced alcoholism to be voluntary or wilful misconduct on his...

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