BEKAERT STEEL WIRE CORPORATION v. GEORGIA SUBSEQUENT INJURY TRUST FUND

A89A0390.

191 Ga. App. 490 (1989)

382 S.E.2d 197

BEKAERT STEEL WIRE CORPORATION et al. v. GEORGIA SUBSEQUENT INJURY TRUST FUND.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Shaw, Maddox, Davidson & Graham, Jo H. Stegall III, for appellants.

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, H. Perry Michael, First Assistant Attorney General, Wayne P. Yancey, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Rita J. Llop, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


CARLEY, Chief Judge.

An employee of appellant-employer suffered a job-related injury to his back and, as the result, began to receive workers' compensation benefits. This being the employee's second job-related injury, appellants-employer/insurer applied to appellee-Georgia Subsequent Injury Trust Fund (Fund) for reimbursement. See OCGA § 34-9-350 et seq. The Fund accepted appellants' claim for reimbursement.

Appellants thereafter negotiated a settlement...

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